Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0105 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latvia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0105 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0118 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 sq. km per person, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 40th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -26.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.009 sq. km per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.01 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), 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% | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0105 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3137 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latvia?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latvia was 0.0105 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Latvia ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land 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)
- 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 land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.