Latvia - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Latvia was 34,108 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,108 in 2020 and a minimum value of 31,730 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 31,730
1991 31,730
1992 31,866
1993 31,934
1994 32,002
1995 32,070
1996 32,138
1997 32,206
1998 32,274
1999 32,342
2000 32,410
2001 32,541
2002 32,672
2003 32,803
2004 32,934
2005 33,066
2006 33,197
2007 33,328
2008 33,459
2009 33,590
2010 33,721
2011 33,760
2012 33,798
2013 33,837
2014 33,876
2015 33,914
2016 33,953
2017 33,992
2018 34,031
2019 34,069
2020 34,108

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Latvia was 54.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 54.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 51.02 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 51.02
1991 51.02
1992 51.23
1993 51.34
1994 51.45
1995 51.56
1996 51.67
1997 51.78
1998 51.89
1999 52.00
2000 52.11
2001 52.32
2002 52.53
2003 52.74
2004 52.95
2005 53.16
2006 53.37
2007 53.59
2008 53.80
2009 54.02
2010 54.18
2011 54.28
2012 54.36
2013 54.41
2014 54.52
2015 54.59
2016 54.66
2017 54.73
2018 54.81
2019 54.87
2020 54.93

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use