Agricultural land use, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural land use, per capita was 1.05 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use, per capita in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Latvia is 1.05 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Latvia peaked at 1.05 hectares per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6707 hectares per person, in 2000.
That places Latvia 40th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9677 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8233 hectares per person | 0.6764 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 8 |
| 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 | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares 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 use, per capita in Latvia?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Latvia was 1.05 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 hectares per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6707 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 40th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major 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 land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.