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Arable land share — Latvia

Arable land share in Latvia in 2023 — 21.85%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 206. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 5.27 pp.

2023 21.85% +0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 50of 206
Period maximum 27.48%1994
Period minimum 15.38%2003

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Latvia, 1992–2023152025301992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 27.13%1993: 27.11%1994: 27.48%1995: 16.1%1996: 17.03%1997: 17.34%1998: 17.02%1999: 15.86%2000: 15.59%2001: 15.4%2002: 15.64%2003: 15.38%2004: 16.21%2005: 17.55%2006: 19.36%2007: 19.09%2008: 18.8%2009: 18.77%2010: 18.85%2011: 18.61%2012: 18.93%2013: 19.41%2014: 19.43%2015: 19.76%2016: 20.7%2017: 20.73%2018: 20.81%2019: 21.2%2020: 21.44%2021: 21.89%2022: 21.81%2023: 21.85%
Change over the period: −5.27 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Latvia 21.85%
World 10.67%
Europe & Central Asia 12.26%
Northern Europe computed 11.16%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.85 +0.05 pp
2022 21.81 −0.08 pp
2021 21.89 +0.45 pp
2020 21.44 +0.24 pp
2019 21.2 +0.39 pp
2018 20.81 +0.08 pp
2017 20.73 +0.03 pp
2016 20.7 +0.94 pp
2015 19.76 +0.33 pp
2014 19.43 +0.02 pp
2013 19.41 +0.48 pp
2012 18.93 +0.32 pp
2011 18.61 −0.24 pp
2010 18.85 +0.08 pp
2009 18.77 −0.03 pp
2008 18.8 −0.29 pp
2007 19.09 −0.27 pp
2006 19.36 +1.82 pp
2005 17.55 +1.33 pp
2004 16.21 +0.84 pp
2003 15.38 −0.26 pp
2002 15.64 +0.24 pp
2001 15.4 −0.19 pp
2000 15.59 −0.27 pp
1999 15.86 −1.16 pp
1998 17.02 −0.32 pp
1997 17.34 +0.31 pp
1996 17.03 +0.93 pp
1995 16.1 −11.38 pp
1994 27.48 +0.37 pp
1993 27.11 −0.02 pp
1992 27.13 —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

DK Denmark 59.13 IM Isle of Man 41.12 LT Lithuania 36.79 GB United Kingdom 24.98 LV Latvia 21.85 EE Estonia 16.64 FI Finland 7.38 IE Ireland 6.37 SE Sweden 6.2 NO Norway 2.2 IS Iceland 1.2 FO Faroe Islands 0.05
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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

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