Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Latvia
Latvia: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 97.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 240 countries
All-time high
97.31
in 2010
All-time low
59.54
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Latvia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Latvia stood at 97.31. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Latvia peaked at 97.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.54, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 9th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.54 | — |
| 2001 | 59.54 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.54 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.28 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 91.06 | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 91.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.06 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.06 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.06 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.38 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.31 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.31 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 97.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 97.31 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.96 | 59.54 | 91.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.31 | 97.31 | 97.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.31 | 97.31 | 97.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3087 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.32 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Latvia?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Latvia was 97.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.54 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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