Cropland per person over the long-term in Latvia
Latvia: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.6544 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6544 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.2 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.4094 hectares per person
in 2001
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Latvia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long-term in Latvia stood at 0.6544 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Latvia peaked at 2.2 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.4094 hectares per person, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 9th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.2 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 2.12 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1200 | 2.04 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1300 | 1.95 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1400 | 1.86 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1500 | 1.75 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1600 | 1.63 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1700 | 1.49 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 1710 | 1.47 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1720 | 1.46 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1730 | 1.44 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1740 | 1.42 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1750 | 1.41 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1760 | 1.39 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1770 | 1.37 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1780 | 1.35 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1790 | 1.33 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1800 | 1.31 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1810 | 1.29 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1820 | 1.27 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1830 | 1.25 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1840 | 1.23 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1850 | 1.2 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1880 | 1.12 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1890 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 1.07 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 1.04 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1920 | 1 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1930 | 0.9662 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1940 | 0.9276 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.8854 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1951 | 0.8809 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.8764 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.8719 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.8673 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.8627 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.858 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.8533 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.8485 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.8436 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.8387 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.8278 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8188 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8024 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7881 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7772 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7603 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7516 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7431 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7374 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7298 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7244 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.719 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7134 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7106 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7045 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7016 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6987 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6938 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6889 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6861 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6829 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6794 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6762 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6719 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6687 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6648 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6611 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6555 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6469 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6401 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6484 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6589 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6681 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6887 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4137 hectares per person | -39.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4355 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4467 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4411 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4151 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4117 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4094 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4186 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4146 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4398 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4793 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5308 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5245 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5177 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5188 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.524 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.522 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5354 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.554 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5597 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5749 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6083 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6151 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6235 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6417 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6553 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6605 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6502 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6547 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6545 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6544 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.6544 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 6.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.6544 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2266 hectares per person, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term 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 | -39.9% | 0.6887 hectares per person | 0.4137 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.2 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.12 hectares per person | 2.12 hectares per person | 2.12 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.75 hectares per person | 1.75 hectares per person | 1.75 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.12 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.9662 hectares per person | 0.9662 hectares per person | 0.9662 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.9276 hectares per person | 0.9276 hectares per person | 0.9276 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.8648 hectares per person | 0.8436 hectares per person | 0.8854 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7846 hectares per person | 0.7374 hectares per person | 0.8387 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7085 hectares per person | 0.6889 hectares per person | 0.7298 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6693 hectares per person | 0.6469 hectares per person | 0.6861 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5456 hectares per person | 0.4137 hectares per person | 0.6887 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4665 hectares per person | 0.4094 hectares per person | 0.5308 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5759 hectares per person | 0.522 hectares per person | 0.6417 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6549 hectares per person | 0.6502 hectares per person | 0.6605 hectares per person | 6 |
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- 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 cropland per person over the long-term in Latvia?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Latvia was 0.6544 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 hectares per person in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.