Wheat yields in Latvia
Latvia: Wheat yields was 4.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Latvia stood at 4.57 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Latvia peaked at 5.34 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 34th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Rural population 579,603 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 31.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 763,400 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in Latvia?
- Wheat yields in Latvia was 4.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for wheat yields?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.