Deforestation statistics for Latvia
Latvia: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 1,886,198 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | -1.10% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 30 |
Net migration | -14,837 |
Fertility rate | 1.7 |
Median age | 44 |
Urban population share | 69% |
Latvia: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 62,200 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 3,553,530 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 57.1% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 751,157 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 21.1% |
Latvia: Annual forest and tree cover data
Latvia: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 24,908 2002: 29,176 2003: 21,322 2004: 30,639 2005: 40,713 2006: 38,894 2007: 36,129 2008: 29,309 2009: 34,916 2010: 48,507 2011: 44,738 2012: 34,286 2013: 27,767 2014: 32,203 2015: 30,830 2016: 44,946 2017: 47,086 2018: 46,924 2019: 57,403 2020: 50,463 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Kurzeme | 810,010 | 33,622 | 43,517 | 43,876 | 62,621 | 183,636 | 22.7% |
Latgale | 706,735 | 25,148 | 30,168 | 26,401 | 40,319 | 122,035 | 17.3% |
Riga | 603,436 | 23,010 | 31,752 | 29,223 | 44,406 | 128,393 | 21.3% |
Vidzeme | 923,727 | 46,618 | 51,927 | 45,954 | 62,376 | 206,874 | 22.4% |
Zemgale | 509,598 | 18,358 | 30,390 | 24,368 | 37,097 | 110,215 | 21.6% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Zemgale | Jelgava | 55,172 | 1,225 | 3,659 | 2,656 | 4,236 | 11,775 | 21.3% |
Kurzeme | Liepaja | 192,590 | 6,107 | 9,606 | 10,715 | 15,230 | 41,657 | 21.6% |
Kurzeme | Saldus | 106,529 | 5,940 | 6,241 | 6,988 | 8,486 | 27,655 | 26.0% |
Kurzeme | Talsi | 176,618 | 7,107 | 8,789 | 7,675 | 14,841 | 38,413 | 21.7% |
Kurzeme | Ventspils | 182,092 | 6,291 | 9,028 | 9,090 | 11,658 | 36,068 | 19.8% |
Latgale | Balvi | 133,086 | 5,855 | 5,928 | 5,181 | 7,818 | 24,782 | 18.6% |
Latgale | Daugavpils | 121,777 | 3,575 | 6,326 | 5,281 | 7,833 | 23,014 | 18.9% |
Latgale | Kraslava | 117,519 | 4,707 | 4,678 | 3,905 | 6,301 | 19,591 | 16.7% |
Latgale | Ludza | 130,854 | 4,595 | 4,623 | 4,050 | 7,264 | 20,532 | 15.7% |
Latgale | Preili | 87,129 | 2,742 | 4,069 | 3,970 | 4,611 | 15,392 | 17.7% |
Latgale | Rezekne | 116,370 | 3,675 | 4,544 | 4,013 | 6,492 | 18,724 | 16.1% |
Riga | Limbaži | 162,740 | 7,072 | 8,734 | 7,899 | 11,811 | 35,516 | 21.8% |
Riga | Ogre | 109,401 | 4,976 | 5,961 | 5,413 | 8,738 | 25,088 | 22.9% |
Riga | Riga | 202,117 | 5,296 | 10,908 | 9,668 | 16,260 | 42,132 | 20.8% |
Riga | Tukums | 129,178 | 5,667 | 6,149 | 6,242 | 7,598 | 25,656 | 19.9% |
Vidzeme | Aluksne | 147,042 | 7,331 | 7,318 | 7,059 | 10,153 | 31,861 | 21.7% |
Vidzeme | Cesis | 192,788 | 9,132 | 11,069 | 10,004 | 13,383 | 43,589 | 22.6% |
Vidzeme | Gulbene | 109,789 | 5,472 | 6,661 | 6,132 | 8,204 | 26,468 | 24.1% |
Vidzeme | Madona | 193,104 | 9,845 | 11,257 | 10,222 | 11,798 | 43,122 | 22.3% |
Vidzeme | Valka | 152,609 | 7,383 | 8,644 | 7,028 | 10,550 | 33,605 | 22.0% |
Vidzeme | Valmiera | 128,395 | 7,455 | 6,978 | 5,509 | 8,287 | 28,229 | 22.0% |
Zemgale | Aizkraukle | 162,998 | 6,439 | 9,567 | 8,126 | 11,897 | 36,030 | 22.1% |
Zemgale | Bauska | 72,218 | 2,384 | 3,917 | 3,137 | 6,001 | 15,439 | 21.4% |
Zemgale | Dobele | 56,839 | 2,082 | 2,800 | 2,449 | 4,310 | 11,642 | 20.5% |
Zemgale | Jekabpils | 162,370 | 6,229 | 10,447 | 8,001 | 10,653 | 35,329 | 21.8% |
Kurzeme | Kuldiga | 152,181 | 8,176 | 9,853 | 9,408 | 12,406 | 39,843 | 26.2% |
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2019 forest data for Latvia | Archived forest data for Latvia | Forest data for Latvia
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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