Latvia - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Latvia was 1,295,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,710,000 in 1994 and a minimum value of 957,000 in 2003.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,688,000 |
| 1993 | 1,687,000 |
| 1994 | 1,710,000 |
| 1995 | 1,002,000 |
| 1996 | 1,060,000 |
| 1997 | 1,079,000 |
| 1998 | 1,059,000 |
| 1999 | 987,000 |
| 2000 | 970,000 |
| 2001 | 958,000 |
| 2002 | 973,000 |
| 2003 | 957,000 |
| 2004 | 1,009,000 |
| 2005 | 1,092,000 |
| 2006 | 1,205,000 |
| 2007 | 1,188,000 |
| 2008 | 1,170,000 |
| 2009 | 1,168,000 |
| 2010 | 1,173,000 |
| 2011 | 1,158,000 |
| 2012 | 1,178,000 |
| 2013 | 1,208,000 |
| 2014 | 1,209,000 |
| 2015 | 1,229,800 |
| 2016 | 1,288,000 |
| 2017 | 1,290,000 |
| 2018 | 1,295,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Latvia was 0.672 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.678 in 1994 and a minimum value of 0.403 in 1995.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.646 |
| 1993 | 0.658 |
| 1994 | 0.678 |
| 1995 | 0.403 |
| 1996 | 0.431 |
| 1997 | 0.444 |
| 1998 | 0.439 |
| 1999 | 0.413 |
| 2000 | 0.410 |
| 2001 | 0.410 |
| 2002 | 0.421 |
| 2003 | 0.418 |
| 2004 | 0.446 |
| 2005 | 0.488 |
| 2006 | 0.543 |
| 2007 | 0.540 |
| 2008 | 0.537 |
| 2009 | 0.545 |
| 2010 | 0.559 |
| 2011 | 0.562 |
| 2012 | 0.579 |
| 2013 | 0.600 |
| 2014 | 0.606 |
| 2015 | 0.622 |
| 2016 | 0.657 |
| 2017 | 0.664 |
| 2018 | 0.672 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Latvia was 20.86 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 27.49 in 1994, while its lowest value was 15.39 in 2003.
Definition: Arable land 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.14 |
| 1993 | 27.12 |
| 1994 | 27.49 |
| 1995 | 16.11 |
| 1996 | 17.04 |
| 1997 | 17.35 |
| 1998 | 17.03 |
| 1999 | 15.87 |
| 2000 | 15.60 |
| 2001 | 15.40 |
| 2002 | 15.64 |
| 2003 | 15.39 |
| 2004 | 16.22 |
| 2005 | 17.56 |
| 2006 | 19.37 |
| 2007 | 19.10 |
| 2008 | 18.81 |
| 2009 | 18.78 |
| 2010 | 18.85 |
| 2011 | 18.62 |
| 2012 | 18.95 |
| 2013 | 19.42 |
| 2014 | 19.46 |
| 2015 | 19.79 |
| 2016 | 20.73 |
| 2017 | 20.77 |
| 2018 | 20.86 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
