Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Latvia is 0.0001 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2013.
That places Latvia 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +149.8% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +181.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -60.8% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -55.9% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +100.1% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +52.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +3.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 hectares per person, 3.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 32 Andorra 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 33 Croatia 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 35 United States Virgin Islands 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 hectares per person compare
- 37 Greece 0 hectares per person compare
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Latvia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Latvia was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.