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Forest cover — Latvia

Forest cover in Latvia in 2023 — 55%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 213. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 3.79 pp.

2023 55% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 39of 213
Period maximum 55%2023
Period minimum 51.21%1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Latvia, 1992–202351525354551992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 51.21%1993: 51.32%1994: 51.43%1995: 51.54%1996: 51.65%1997: 51.76%1998: 51.86%1999: 51.97%2000: 52.08%2001: 52.29%2002: 52.5%2003: 52.72%2004: 52.93%2005: 53.14%2006: 53.35%2007: 53.56%2008: 53.77%2009: 53.98%2010: 54.19%2011: 54.25%2012: 54.31%2013: 54.38%2014: 54.44%2015: 54.5%2016: 54.56%2017: 54.63%2018: 54.69%2019: 54.75%2020: 54.81%2021: 54.87%2022: 54.93%2023: 55%
Change over the period: +3.79 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Latvia 55%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Northern Europe computed 35.76%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 55 +0.06 pp
2022 54.93 +0.06 pp
2021 54.87 +0.06 pp
2020 54.81 +0.06 pp
2019 54.75 +0.06 pp
2018 54.69 +0.06 pp
2017 54.63 +0.06 pp
2016 54.56 +0.06 pp
2015 54.5 +0.06 pp
2014 54.44 +0.06 pp
2013 54.38 +0.06 pp
2012 54.31 +0.06 pp
2011 54.25 +0.06 pp
2010 54.19 +0.21 pp
2009 53.98 +0.21 pp
2008 53.77 +0.21 pp
2007 53.56 +0.21 pp
2006 53.35 +0.21 pp
2005 53.14 +0.21 pp
2004 52.93 +0.21 pp
2003 52.72 +0.21 pp
2002 52.5 +0.21 pp
2001 52.29 +0.21 pp
2000 52.08 +0.11 pp
1999 51.97 +0.11 pp
1998 51.86 +0.11 pp
1997 51.76 +0.11 pp
1996 51.65 +0.11 pp
1995 51.54 +0.11 pp
1994 51.43 +0.11 pp
1993 51.32 +0.11 pp
1992 51.21 —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

FI Finland 73.72 SE Sweden 68.7 EE Estonia 57.07 LV Latvia 55 LT Lithuania 35.23 NO Norway 33.5 DK Denmark 15.78 GB United Kingdom 13.29 IE Ireland 11.53 IM Isle of Man 6.07 IS Iceland 0.53 FO Faroe Islands 0.06 GL Greenland 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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