Flax, raw or retted — Yield in Latvia
Latvia: Flax, raw or retted — Yield was 2,000 kg/ha in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Yield in Latvia, 1992–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2,000 kg/ha for flax, raw or retted — yield in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — yield in Latvia peaked at 4,333 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 166.7 kg/ha, in 1993.
That places Latvia 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Yield in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 184.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 166.7 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 266.7 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 571.4 kg/ha | +114.2% |
| 1996 | 615.4 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 625 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 590.9 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1,065 kg/ha | +80.2% |
| 2000 | 687.5 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2001 | 571.4 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 666.7 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 444.4 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 615.4 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 571.4 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1,667 kg/ha | +191.7% |
| 2007 | 2,750 kg/ha | +65.0% |
| 2008 | 400 kg/ha | -85.5% |
| 2009 | 2,000 kg/ha | +400.0% |
| 2010 | 3,818 kg/ha | +90.9% |
| 2011 | 2,128 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 2012 | 3,250 kg/ha | +52.7% |
| 2013 | 2,500 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 3,750 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 3,000 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 4,333 kg/ha | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 2,248 kg/ha | -48.1% |
| 2020 | 2,000 kg/ha | -11.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2,000 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,177 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2,000 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,125 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Flax, raw or retted — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +400.0% | 400 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 510.66 kg/ha | 166.7 kg/ha | 1,065 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,037 kg/ha | 400 kg/ha | 2,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,128 kg/ha | 2,128 kg/ha | 4,333 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 1 |
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 flax, raw or retted — yield in Latvia?
- Flax, raw or retted — yield in Latvia was 2,000 kg/ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — yield recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,333 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — yield recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.7 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for flax, raw or retted — yield?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is flax, raw or retted — yield rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Flax, raw or retted — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.