Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Latvia
Latvia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 97.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Latvia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Latvia stood at 97.3%. 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, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Latvia peaked at 97.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, 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.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.5% | — |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 91.1% | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 97.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 97.3% 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 | 79.0% | 59.5% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Latvia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Latvia was 97.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).