Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.1043 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.1043 ha per person for drained organic soils — area, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.1043 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.061 ha per person, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 6th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.061 ha per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0622 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0633 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0665 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0674 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0686 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0699 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0729 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0773 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0789 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0812 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0832 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0843 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0856 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.087 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0888 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0905 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0932 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0957 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0971 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0982 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0982 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.099 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0988 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0997 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1006 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1013 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1022 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1033 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1036 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1033 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1043 ha per person | +0.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.1043 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 347.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.1043 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.001 ha per person, 102.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0665 ha per person | 0.061 ha per person | 0.0729 ha per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0837 ha per person | 0.0773 ha per person | 0.0905 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0982 ha per person | 0.0932 ha per person | 0.1013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1033 ha per person | 0.1022 ha per person | 0.1043 ha per person | 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, per capita in Latvia?
- Drained organic soils — area, per capita in Latvia was 0.1043 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1043 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.061 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.