Forest cover in Latvia

55.0%

% of land area · 2023

39th highest of 213 countries

In 2013: 54.4%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Jamaica 56.2%
  2. Puerto Rico 56.1%
  3. Peru 56.1%
  4. Latvia 55.0%
  5. Belize 54.5%
  6. Dem. Rep. Congo 54.2%
  7. N. Mariana Is. 53.0%

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About the data

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Unit
% of land area
Years
1990–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), CC BY 4.0