How have things changed? in Latvia

Latvia: How have things changed? was 57,110 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
57,110 metric tons
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
104th
of 215 countries
All-time high
165,368 metric tons
in 2010
All-time low
57,110 metric tons
in 2024
Years of data
33
1992–2024

How have things changed? in Latvia, 1992–2024

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k1992200820241992: 157.4k metric tons1993: 142.3k metric tons1994: 138.7k metric tons1995: 149.7k metric tons1996: 143.0k metric tons1997: 106.0k metric tons1998: 102.8k metric tons1999: 125.9k metric tons2000: 136.7k metric tons2001: 128.6k metric tons2002: 118.0k metric tons2003: 115.2k metric tons2004: 125.9k metric tons2005: 151.2k metric tons2006: 141.0k metric tons2007: 156.0k metric tons2008: 158.5k metric tons2009: 163.7k metric tons2010: 165.4k metric tons2011: 154.9k metric tons2012: 95.0k metric tons2013: 116.7k metric tons2014: 120.2k metric tons2015: 82.2k metric tons2016: 115.1k metric tons2017: 70.2k metric tons2018: 74.0k metric tons2019: 72.0k metric tons2020: 65.7k metric tons2021: 62.6k metric tons2022: 62.4k metric tons2023: 67.6k metric tons2024: 57.1k metric tons

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for how have things changed? in Latvia is 57,110 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Latvia peaked at 165,368 metric tons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57,110 metric tons, in 2024.

Latvia ranks 104th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 133,219 metric tons 102,756 metric tons 157,388 metric tons 8
2000s 139,483 metric tons 115,180 metric tons 163,730 metric tons 10
2010s 106,555 metric tons 70,220 metric tons 165,368 metric tons 10
2020s 63,075 metric tons 57,110 metric tons 67,622 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 101 Kazakhstan 65,013 metric tons compare
  2. 102 Benin 64,021 metric tons compare
  3. 103 United Arab Emirates 60,641 metric tons compare
  4. 105 Iraq 56,635 metric tons compare
  5. 106 Congo 55,452 metric tons compare
  6. 107 Gambia 55,138 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Latvia?
How have things changed? in Latvia was 57,110 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 165,368 metric tons in 2010.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 57,110 metric tons in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for how have things changed??
Latvia ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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