Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 metres in height, whether productive or not; it does not include tree stands in agricultural production systems (such as fruit tree plantations or agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

The forest area (% of land area) in Latvia in 2016 was 53.98%. This is its highest value in the last 26 years, while the lowest was 51.02% – in 1990.