Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 29.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Latvia is 29.1%, measured in 2022.
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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 31.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1995.
That places Latvia 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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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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 water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.