How much space in Latvia is set aside for walking and cycling? The Central Statistical Bureau’s first comprehensive municipal inventory provides a baseline: infrastructure in service and available for use at the end of 2025 measured 1,194.5 kilometres. The survey covered all 42 municipalities, so the total describes the country rather than a selection of its largest urban networks.
Shared pedestrian and cycle paths made up 742.2 kilometres, or 62.1% of the total. On another 281.1 kilometres, or 23.5%, pedestrians were separated from cyclists or e-scooter users. The remaining 171.2 kilometres covered bicycle lanes, bicycle paths, advisory cycle lanes and other facilities. That breakdown gives riders a clearer picture of the types of space available. A total length alone cannot show whether a route is continuous or whether its junctions are easy to navigate.
Riga recorded the greatest municipal length at 170.4 kilometres, followed by Ventspils at 73.6 and Jūrmala at 68.7 kilometres. Ogre municipality, Liepāja and Valmiera municipality followed. Because this is the first full inventory of its kind, it cannot establish how much the network grew in earlier years. It does, however, give future comparisons a consistent starting point and helps municipalities plan useful links between everyday destinations.