Environment in Latvia

3,168 indicators covering environment for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 307.2 1000 ha 2024 up 51.0% 33rd
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 15.59 % 2024 up 43.4% 14th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 154.52 t 2024 up 245.7% 81st
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 60 t 2024 up 25.0% 95th
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 33.22 1000 USD 2024 up 20.0% 101st
Watermelons — Production, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 106th
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 2023 106th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 1.21 t per square kilometre 2023 down 28.6% 53rd
Phosphate rock — Import value 190.74 1000 USD 2024 down 24.2% 59th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1.63 % 2023 down 20.9% 82nd
Phosphate rock — Import quantity 248.12 t 2024 down 34.5% 65th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 29,404 t 2024 up 424,199.0% 22nd
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 7,506 1000 USD 2024 up 99,576.1% 27th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 3,935 1000 USD 2024 up 30.8% 41st
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 107.82 TJ 2024 up 8.9% 86th
Forest rents 1.1% 2021 down 11.1% 54th
Water withdrawals per capita 94.16 cubic meters per person 2023 down 23.5% 140th
Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 240 t 2024 up 33.2% 79th
Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 110.66 1000 USD 2024 up 57.4% 79th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 10,000 t 2024 down 73.7% 93rd
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 179.08 2022 up 82.5% 19th
Exported deforestation 1,118 hectares 2023 down 13.1% 51st
Imported deforestation 242.99 hectares 2023 down 51.9% 152nd
Deforestation embedded in trade -874.57 hectares 2023 down 12.1% 146th
Consumption-based deforestation per person 2.28 square meters 2023 down 26.0% 112th
Dissolving wood pulp — Production 0 t 2024 29th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 107.82 TJ 2024 up 8.9% 85th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0 % 2021 154th
Industrial water withdrawal 35.08 million cubic meters 2023 down 32.8% 125th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 5,667 1000 USD 2024 up 8.4% 116th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 281.05 t 2024 down 38.1% 139th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 109th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 109th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 3,395 t 2024 down 0.7% 77th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 42,131 1000 USD 2024 up 7.0% 59th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 2,169 t 2024 up 14.5% 83rd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 20,512 1000 USD 2024 up 289.9% 56th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 4,067 t 2024 up 42.2% 50th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 32,940 1000 USD 2024 up 21.5% 56th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 50,857 1000 USD 2024 up 0.8% 15th
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 1,779 1000 ha 2024 down 1.1% 27th
Case materials — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 94th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 5 t 2016 down 91.1% 113th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 5 1000 USD 2016 down 90.4% 118th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 156.15 t 2024 down 64.6% 46th
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 713.61 1000 USD 2024 down 86.0% 48th
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 5.70 million m3 2024 up 57.3% 25th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 1,338 t 2024 up 439.5% 35th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 748 1000 USD 2024 up 385.7% 33rd
Urea — Export quantity 19,666 t 2024 up 195.3% 47th
Urea — Export value 8,289 1000 USD 2024 up 234.7% 50th
Wood residues — Production 1.64 million m3 2024 up 146.9% 23rd
Buffalo — Stocks 0 An 2023 46th
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure 0 kg 2023 46th
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture 0 kg 2023 39th
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 0 kg 2023 39th
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture that leaches 0 kg 2023 39th
Buffalo — Manure management 0 kg 2023 46th
Buffalo — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 31st
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils 0 kg 2023 46th