Honey by country
Latvia
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Latvia as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
official figure
beehives, 2024
official figure
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, Latvia produced 2,193 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 66 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.1% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (333 t), production rose by 559%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 2,319 t in 2023, the lowest 286 t in 1998.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 96,600 beehives in 2024 (official figure). That is 60 of 98 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Dividing the two figures gives about 22.7 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Latvia
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera123 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum68 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis44 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris43 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum albipes41 GBIF records
- Dasypoda hirtipes36 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius17 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum10 GBIF records
- Macropis europaea10 GBIF records
- Colletes cunicularius5 GBIF records
- Megachile willughbiella5 GBIF records
- Sphecodes albilabris5 GBIF records
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Latvia. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.