Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 1.08 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia is 1.08 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia peaked at 1.2 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6707 hectares per person, in 2000.
That places Latvia 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.18 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 1.17 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.1 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.08 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.07 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.03 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.999 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9924 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9871 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9798 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.968 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9578 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9501 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9489 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9527 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9677 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9808 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7372 hectares per person | -26.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7627 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7284 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7257 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6764 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6707 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6765 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6904 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6914 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7255 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7745 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8362 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8358 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8382 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8559 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8605 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8817 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.905 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9326 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9389 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.953 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9854 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9952 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.07 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.08 hectares per person | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -26.8% | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.7372 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9852 hectares per person | 0.9501 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8488 hectares per person | 0.6764 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7595 hectares per person | 0.6707 hectares per person | 0.8559 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9482 hectares per person | 0.8605 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.7728 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3717 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,055 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Latvia was 1.08 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6707 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.