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Agricultural land — Latvia

Agricultural land in Latvia in 2023 — 19,710 km². Ranked 118 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 22.1%.

2023 19,710 km² +0.05% vs 2022
World rank 118of 209
Period maximum 25,400 km²1994
Period minimum 15,810 km²2001

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Latvia, 1961–202315,00017,50020,00022,50025,00027,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 25,300 km²1963: 25,300 km²1965: 25,300 km²1967: 25,300 km²1969: 25,300 km²1971: 25,300 km²1973: 25,300 km²1975: 25,300 km²1977: 25,300 km²1979: 25,300 km²1981: 25,300 km²1983: 25,300 km²1985: 25,300 km²1987: 25,300 km²1989: 25,300 km²1991: 25,300 km²1993: 25,140 km²1995: 18,320 km²1997: 17,720 km²1999: 16,170 km²2001: 15,810 km²2003: 15,820 km²2005: 17,340 km²2007: 18,390 km²2009: 18,330 km²2011: 18,160 km²2013: 18,770 km²2015: 18,845 km²2017: 19,330 km²2019: 19,600 km²2021: 19,700 km²2023: 19,710 km²
Change over the period: −5,590 (−22.09%) Average annual rate: -0.4 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 19,710 km²
World 47.92M km²
Europe & Central Asia 7.98M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 19,710 +10 +0.05%
2022 19,700 +0 +0%
2021 19,700 +10 +0.05%
2020 19,690 +90 +0.46%
2019 19,600 +220 +1.14%
2018 19,380 +50 +0.26%
2017 19,330 +20 +0.1%
2016 19,310 +465 +2.47%
2015 18,845 +125 +0.67%
2014 18,720 −50 −0.27%
2013 18,770 +360 +1.96%
2012 18,410 +250 +1.38%
2011 18,160 +110 +0.61%
2010 18,050 −280 −1.53%
2009 18,330 +80 +0.44%
2008 18,250 −140 −0.76%
2007 18,390 −160 −0.86%
2006 18,550 +1,210 +6.98%
2005 17,340 +920 +5.6%
2004 16,420 +600 +3.79%
2003 15,820 −130 −0.82%
2002 15,950 +140 +0.89%
2001 15,810 −70 −0.44%
2000 15,880 −290 −1.79%
1999 16,170 −1,320 −7.55%
1998 17,490 −230 −1.3%
1997 17,720 −1,020 −5.44%
1996 18,740 +420 +2.29%
1995 18,320 −7,080 −27.87%
1994 25,400 +260 +1.03%
1993 25,140 −160 −0.63%
1992 25,300 +0 +0%
1991 25,300 +0 +0%
1990 25,300 +0 +0%
1989 25,300 +0 +0%
1988 25,300 +0 +0%
1987 25,300 +0 +0%
1986 25,300 +0 +0%
1985 25,300 +0 +0%
1984 25,300 +0 +0%
1983 25,300 +0 +0%
1982 25,300 +0 +0%
1981 25,300 +0 +0%
1980 25,300 +0 +0%
1979 25,300 +0 +0%
1978 25,300 +0 +0%
1977 25,300 +0 +0%
1976 25,300 +0 +0%
1975 25,300 +0 +0%
1974 25,300 +0 +0%
1973 25,300 +0 +0%
1972 25,300 +0 +0%
1971 25,300 +0 +0%
1970 25,300 +0 +0%
1969 25,300 +0 +0%
1968 25,300 +0 +0%
1967 25,300 +0 +0%
1966 25,300 +0 +0%
1965 25,300 +0 +0%
1964 25,300 +0 +0%
1963 25,300 +0 +0%
1962 25,300 +0 +0%
1961 25,300 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 170,095 IE Ireland 41,890 SE Sweden 29,820 LT Lithuania 28,730 DK Denmark 26,210 FI Finland 22,620 LV Latvia 19,710 IS Iceland 16,380 EE Estonia 9,880 NO Norway 9,820 GL Greenland 2,431 FO Faroe Islands 961 IM Isle of Man 394
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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