Land use  

         

Introduction

About the publication

Environmental policy

Social - economic indicators

Nature of Latvia
Geological structure
Relief
Climate
Hydrographic network
Land use
Flora
Fauna
Protected territories

Over the long-term, the land-use structure can show the main changes in the landscape and exploitation of natural resources. The largest coverage of the 64,600 km2 in Latvia is by forest and agricultural land. Together, forest and agricultural land has totalled slightly more than 80% during the past 60 years.

 

Changes in the main land-use types, 1935 - 2000
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