Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Latvia
Latvia: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 21.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 21.9% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Latvia peaked at 27.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2003.
That places Latvia 50th out of 206 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.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.1% | — |
| 1993 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -41.4% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 15.9% | 27.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 21.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Latvia?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Latvia was 21.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Latvia ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.