Latvia vs Lithuania: Land area in hectares

Latvia
6.22 million hectares
in 2023
Lithuania
6.26 million hectares
in 2023
Latvia rank
125th
Lithuania rank
124th

Land area in hectares over time

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
02.0M4.0M6.0M199220072023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 6.26 million hectares against 6.22 million hectares in Latvia, a difference of 37,000 hectares.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 125th and Lithuania ranks 124th of 238 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 6.22 million hectares 6.27 million hectares 45,300 hectares Lithuania
2000s 6.22 million hectares 6.27 million hectares 45,200 hectares Lithuania
2010s 6.22 million hectares 6.27 million hectares 42,610 hectares Lithuania
2020s 6.22 million hectares 6.26 million hectares 37,850 hectares Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, Latvia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 6.26 million hectares against 6.22 million hectares in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares between Latvia and Lithuania?
37,000 hectares, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for land area in hectares?
Latvia ranks 125th and Lithuania ranks 124th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.