Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area in Latvia
Latvia: Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area in Latvia, 2005–2016
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total utilised agricultural area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area in Latvia is 0.0%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area in Latvia peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 29th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total utilised agricultural area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%. (23 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.8%. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
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 share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area in Latvia?
- Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area in Latvia was 0.0% in 2016, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area (UAA) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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