Latvia's forest cover rose from 51.4 % in 1994 to 55.0 % in 2023.
Latvia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Latvia's forest area rose from 32,002 km in 1994 to 34,224 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
95th of 213 · 34th in Europe & C. Asia
Latvia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 18.2 % in 2013 to 18.8 % in 2025.
Latvia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 40.8 % in 1994 to 31.7 % in 2023.
Latvia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 27.5 % in 1994 to 21.9 % in 2023.
Air
Latvia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 33.9 in 1994 to 13.0 in 2023.
Water
Latvia's water stress fell from 2.4 % in 1995 to 1.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
50th of 181 · 12th in Europe & C. Asia
Latvia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 6,609 in 1993 to 9,014 in 2022.
Access
Latvia's safe drinking water rose from 92.5 % in 2000 to 97.0 % in 2024.
Latvia's safe sanitation rose from 79.8 % in 2000 to 92.5 % in 2024.