Food expenditure per person in Latvia
Latvia: Food expenditure per person was 2,757 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Latvia, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2,757 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
That places Latvia 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Food expenditure per person in Latvia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,649 current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 1,821 current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1,765 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,817 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,171 current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 2,522 current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 2,757 current US$ | +9.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2,757 current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,790 current US$, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2,757 current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,594 current US$, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,745 current US$ | 1,649 current US$ | 1,821 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,317 current US$ | 1,817 current US$ | 2,757 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Latvia?
- Food expenditure per person in Latvia was 2,757 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,757 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,649 current US$ in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for food expenditure per person?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.