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Latvia – Forest Area

Name: Latvia Forest Area
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Land area covered by forest as a share of total land area. Includes natural and planted forests but excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems. · World Bank

55.00% +0.06% from 2022 G20 rank: 39th · all-time high: 55.00% (2023)

APA

Latvia Forest Area. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/latvia/forest-area

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_latvia_forest-area,
  title = {Latvia Forest Area},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/latvia/forest-area},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	55.18%	–	–
2025* trend	55.12%	–	–
2023	55.00%	+0.06%	39th
2022	54.93%	+0.06%	40th
2021	54.87%	+0.06%	41st
2020	54.81%	+0.06%	41st
2019	54.75%	+0.06%	41st
2018	54.69%	+0.06%	41st
2017	54.63%	+0.06%	42nd
2016	54.56%	+0.06%	42nd
2015	54.50%	+0.06%	43rd
2014	54.44%	+0.06%	43rd
2013	54.38%	+0.06%	44th
2012	54.31%	+0.06%	45th
2011	54.25%	+0.06%	45th
2010	54.19%	+0.21%	45th
2009	53.98%	+0.21%	45th
2008	53.77%	+0.21%	46th
2007	53.56%	+0.21%	45th
2006	53.35%	+0.21%	48th
2005	53.14%	+0.21%	48th
2004	52.93%	+0.21%	48th
2003	52.72%	+0.21%	49th
2002	52.50%	+0.21%	49th
2001	52.29%	+0.21%	50th
2000	52.08%	+0.11%	52nd
1999	51.97%	+0.11%	53rd
1998	51.86%	+0.11%	53rd
1997	51.76%	+0.11%	52nd
1996	51.65%	+0.11%	53rd
1995	51.54%	+0.11%	53rd
1994	51.43%	+0.11%	54th
1993	51.32%	+0.11%	54th
1992	51.21%	–	55th

Show all years (1992–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +31.4% GDP growth 3.4% C/A balance 1.5%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Latvia's forest area averaged 54.72%. The 2023 figure of 55.00% is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 55.12% by 2025.