Share global forest in Latvia
Latvia: Share global forest was 0.0837 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0837
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0837
in 2025
All-time low
0.0731
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Latvia stood at 0.0837. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Latvia peaked at 0.0837 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0731, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 87th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0731 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0734 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0737 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0741 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0744 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0748 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0751 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0754 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0758 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0761 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0765 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0769 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0772 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0776 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.078 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0784 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0788 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0791 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0795 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0799 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0803 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0805 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0807 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0809 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0811 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0813 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0815 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0817 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.082 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0822 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0824 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0827 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.083 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0832 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0835 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0837 | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0837 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 8.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0837 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0746 | 0.0731 | 0.0761 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0782 | 0.0765 | 0.0799 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0812 | 0.0803 | 0.0822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0831 | 0.0824 | 0.0837 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 84 Guatemala 0.0854 compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 0.085 compare
- 86 Serbia 0.0839 compare
- 88 Portugal 0.0812 compare
- 89 United Kingdom 0.0792 compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.0782 compare
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 share global forest in Latvia?
- Share global forest in Latvia was 0.0837 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0837 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0731 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for share global forest?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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