Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 29.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Latvia, 1995–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Latvia stood at 29.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Latvia peaked at 31.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1995.
Latvia ranks 126th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.6% | — |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 16.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 14.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 30.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Latvia?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Latvia was 29.1% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Latvia ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.