Latvia's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi, and the total size is 24,940 sq mi, with inland water included. Latvia rankes 122/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.04% of the land mass of all countries.
31.7% of its territory is agricultural land.
Latvia has 0.04% of the world's agricultural land area.
55% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.08% of the world's forests.

Latvia total size and land area

	Latvia	Rank
Total surface area	24,940 sq mi	122/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.01%	N/A
Land area	24,027 sq mi	121/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.04%	N/A
Population	1,866,124	149/197
Population density	76.2 ppl/mi²	158/197

Latvia's True Size on the Map

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Latvia's area by type

	Latvia	Rank
Forest area	13,214 sq mi	85/196
Forest area as share of land	55%	36/196
World's forests share	0.08%	N/A
Agricultural land	7,610 sq mi	118/194
Agricultural land share	31.7%	118/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.04%	N/A
Arable land	5,251 sq mi	95/191
Arable land share	21.9%	49/191
Permanent cropland	38.6 sq mi	154/192
Permanent cropland share	0.16%	162/192
Water area	913 sq mi	89/197
Water as share of total area	3.66%	49/197
Land borders length	851 mi	111/197
Coastline length	309 mi	95/197
Share of marine protected waters	16.4%	31/155

Latvia's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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