Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.033 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.033 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0331 sq. km per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 sq. km per person, in 1992.
That places Latvia 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.025 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.026 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.032 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.033 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0331 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0251 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | 0.026 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 0.0263 sq. km per person | 0.0291 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 0.0297 sq. km per person | 0.0325 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.033 sq. km per person | 0.0327 sq. km per person | 0.0331 sq. km 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia was 0.033 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 sq. km per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 sq. km per person in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latvia ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.