Environment in Latvia

3,168 indicators covering environment for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 0 kg 2023 46th
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that leaches 0 kg 2023 46th
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 6.53 million m3 2024 up 91.8% 23rd
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 3.90 million m3 2024 up 224.1% 22nd
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 16 1000 t 2023 down 23.8% 53rd
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% 121st
Freshwater Fish — Food 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% 121st
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 4.32 kg/cap 2023 up 35.4% 51st
Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 24th
Buffalo — Share in total livestock 0 %LSU 2023 41st
Buffalo — Stocks 0 LSU 2023 42nd
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 8.22 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 38.4% 54th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 5,647 million Kcal 2023 up 29.5% 122nd
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1.16 g/cap/d 2023 up 38.1% 52nd
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 798.98 t 2023 up 29.4% 122nd
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.39 g/cap/d 2023 up 39.3% 55th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 270.69 t 2023 up 30.6% 122nd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 54 t 2016 up 315.4% 66th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 23 1000 USD 2016 up 76.9% 70th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 12,193 1000 USD 2024 up 156.0% 18th
Freshwater Fish — Production 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% 111th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 13 1000 t 2023 down 31.6% 55th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 42,115 t 2024 up 116.5% 18th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 97.3% 2025 unchanged 9th
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 96.1% 2025 unchanged 15th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 97.4% 2025 unchanged 17th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 97.3% 2025 unchanged 9th
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 96.1% 2025 unchanged 16th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 4,627 m3 2016 up 140.6% 44th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 225 1000 USD 2016 up 389.1% 60th
Wood pellets — Import quantity 160,959 t 2024 up 83.6% 15th
Wood pellets — Import value 30,082 1000 USD 2024 up 138.7% 17th
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 62,015 t 2024 down 17.4% 24th
NPK fertilizers — Export value 32,840 1000 USD 2024 up 10.2% 28th
Hardboard — Production 0 m3 2024 41st
Drivers of deforestation 19.37 hectares 2023 down 53.9% 108th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 188,084 t 2024 up 111.3% 16th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 34,394 1000 USD 2024 up 169.7% 17th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 27,125 t 2024 up 1,909.3% 18th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 4,312 1000 USD 2024 up 2,755.6% 22nd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 27,036 1000 USD 2016 up 49.7% 4th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 216,315 m3 2016 down 46.6% 16th
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 271.7 1000 ha 2024 up 51.7% 27th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 636,150 m3 2024 up 21.1% 3rd
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 174,436 1000 USD 2024 up 31.5% 3rd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 54th
Cartonboard — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 72nd
Wrapping papers — Production 10,000 t 2024 up 66.7% 57th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 1.08 million m3 2024 up 14.7% 13th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 114,491 1000 USD 2024 up 58.4% 16th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 2.06 million m3 2024 up 93.9% 9th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 211,702 1000 USD 2024 up 209.8% 9th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 140,234 m3 2024 down 55.8% 30th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 11,781 1000 USD 2024 down 20.5% 40th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 3.19 million m3 2024 up 63.4% 2nd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 332,818 1000 USD 2024 up 155.0% 4th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 3,467 1000 ha 2025 up 2.0% 77th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 55.71 % 2025 up 2.0% 44th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 6,223 1000 ha 2025 up 0.0% 113th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 128.23 t/ha 2025 up 0.7% 82nd