Arable land in Latvia
Latvia: Arable land was 0.722 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Latvia stood at 0.722 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Latvia peaked at 0.7227 hectares per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4032 hectares per person, in 1995.
That places Latvia 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5141 hectares per person | 0.4032 hectares per person | 0.6784 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4759 hectares per person | 0.4097 hectares per person | 0.5454 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.5592 hectares per person | 0.6892 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7172 hectares per person | 0.7019 hectares per person | 0.7227 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 31.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 579,603 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 763,400 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,558 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 2.72 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Latvia?
- Arable land in Latvia was 0.722 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7227 hectares per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4032 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for arable land?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.