Share of annual global forest expansion in Latvia
Latvia: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of annual global forest expansion in Latvia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Latvia stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Latvia peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Latvia 39th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -42.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +24.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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 annual global forest expansion in Latvia?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Latvia was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Latvia ranks 39th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.