Forestland — Area, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per capita in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Latvia is 0.0019 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 ha per person, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0019 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 9.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0019 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 7.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Latvia?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Latvia was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.