Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Latvia
Latvia: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 159,631 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Latvia, 1992–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 159,631 ha for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Latvia peaked at 190,894 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 157,702 ha, in 2016.
That places Latvia 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,076 ha | 174,601 ha | 190,894 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 167,545 ha | 163,545 ha | 172,150 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,874 ha | 157,702 ha | 162,816 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,631 ha | 159,631 ha | 159,631 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
- Share co2 vs population 0.0091 (2100)
- Population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 1.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.45 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 980.75 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.45 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Latvia?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Latvia was 159,631 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 190,894 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,702 ha in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Latvia ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.