Latvia vs Slovakia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Latvia
2.00 million hectares
in 2025
Slovakia
1.86 million hectares
in 2025
Latvia rank
118th
Slovakia rank
121st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Latvia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.00 million hectares against 1.86 million hectares in Slovakia, a difference of 139,000 hectares.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovakia ahead.
Latvia ranks 118th and Slovakia ranks 121st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 179,052 hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 974,138 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1100s | 182,484 hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1200s | 185,327 hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1300s | 187,387 hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1400s | 188,399 hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1500s | 187,988 hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1600s | 185,590 hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1700s | 180,283 hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1710s | 208,389 hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1720s | 240,808 hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1730s | 278,188 hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1740s | 321,267 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1750s | 370,890 hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1760s | 428,022 hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1770s | 493,759 hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1780s | 569,350 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1790s | 656,213 hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1800s | 755,952 hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1810s | 870,377 hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1820s | 981,090 hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1830s | 1.11 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1840s | 1.24 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 943,450 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 1.40 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 851,850 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 1.57 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 741,170 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 1.72 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 612,110 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 1.87 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | 468,430 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 2.04 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 309,310 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 134,030 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | 66,750 hectares | Latvia |
| 1920s | 2.47 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 150,260 hectares | Latvia |
| 1930s | 2.52 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | 61,350 hectares | Latvia |
| 1940s | 2.52 million hectares | 2.38 million hectares | 137,990 hectares | Latvia |
| 1950s | 2.44 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 1,119 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 49,277 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 9,075 hectares | Latvia |
| 1980s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 98,299 hectares | Latvia |
| 1990s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 289,213 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.71 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 370,500 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 7,770 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 111,667 hectares | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Latvia or Slovakia?
- Latvia, at 2.00 million hectares against 1.86 million hectares in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Latvia and Slovakia?
- 139,000 hectares, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovakia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Slovakia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Latvia ranks 118th and Slovakia ranks 121st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.