Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0346 sq. km per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0346 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0346 sq. km per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0242 sq. km per person, in 1989.
That places Latvia 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.026 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.027 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.028 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.033 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0335 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.034 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0343 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0343 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0346 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0346 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 4.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0346 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 sq. km per person, 2.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 sq. km per person | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 0.03 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0265 sq. km per person | 0.0258 sq. km per person | 0.0274 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0251 sq. km per person | 0.0242 sq. km per person | 0.0257 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0257 sq. km per person | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 0.027 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0287 sq. km per person | 0.0273 sq. km per person | 0.0302 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0325 sq. km per person | 0.0308 sq. km per person | 0.0338 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0343 sq. km per person | 0.034 sq. km per person | 0.0346 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.7728 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3717 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.08 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latvia was 0.0346 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0346 sq. km per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 sq. km per person in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latvia ranks 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface 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.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface 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.