Latvia vs OECD members: Arable land

Latvia
0.722 hectares per person
in 2023
OECD members
0.2618 hectares per person
in 2023
Latvia rank
9th
OECD members rank
8th

Arable land over time

  • Latvia
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.722 hectares per person against 0.2618 hectares per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.4602 hectares per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5141 hectares per person 0.3508 hectares per person 0.1633 hectares per person Latvia
2000s 0.4759 hectares per person 0.3116 hectares per person 0.1642 hectares per person Latvia
2010s 0.6212 hectares per person 0.2796 hectares per person 0.3416 hectares per person Latvia
2020s 0.7172 hectares per person 0.265 hectares per person 0.4522 hectares per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Latvia or OECD members?
Latvia, at 0.722 hectares per person against 0.2618 hectares per person in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Latvia and OECD members?
0.4602 hectares per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and OECD members?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and OECD members rank globally for arable land?
Latvia ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.