Drained organic soils — Area in Latvia
Latvia: Drained organic soils — Area was 194,665 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Latvia stood at 194,665 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Latvia peaked at 197,582 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 159,489 ha, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 28th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 159,495 ha | — |
| 1993 | 159,495 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 159,489 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 165,213 ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 165,592 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 166,881 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 168,482 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 174,305 ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 183,116 ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 184,419 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 184,764 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 185,808 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 188,312 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 188,742 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 189,917 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 191,357 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 193,426 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 193,882 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 195,583 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 197,047 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 197,582 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 197,545 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 195,797 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 195,794 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 193,636 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 193,551 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 193,943 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 193,857 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 194,220 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 194,649 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 194,665 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 194,665 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 194,665 ha | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 194,665 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 300.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 194,665 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 24.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164,869 ha | 159,489 ha | 174,305 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 188,374 ha | 183,116 ha | 193,882 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,434 ha | 193,551 ha | 197,582 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 194,573 ha | 194,220 ha | 194,665 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 43.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Latvia?
- Drained organic soils — area in Latvia was 194,665 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 197,582 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,489 ha in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.