Arable land (hectares), per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.722 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per capita in Latvia is 0.722 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.7227 hectares per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4032 hectares per person, in 1995.
Latvia ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6457 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.6581 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6784 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4032 hectares per person | -40.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4314 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4435 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4394 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4129 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4097 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4099 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4212 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4183 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4458 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4878 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5432 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5399 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5374 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5454 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5592 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5622 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5791 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6002 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6064 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6219 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6573 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6642 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.672 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6892 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7019 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7227 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.722 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.722 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.722 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 9.9× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.722 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 3.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land (hectares), 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 | -40.6% | 0.6784 hectares per person | 0.4032 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5141 hectares per person | 0.4032 hectares per person | 0.6784 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4759 hectares per person | 0.4097 hectares per person | 0.5454 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.5592 hectares per person | 0.6892 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7172 hectares per person | 0.7019 hectares per person | 0.7227 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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Latvia?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Latvia was 0.722 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7227 hectares per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4032 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.