Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Latvia is 0.0018 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1992.
That places Latvia 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0018 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 8.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0018 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 units per person, 7.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 4 |
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 forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Latvia?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Latvia was 0.0018 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.