Italy vs Lithuania: Share of forest area within protected areas
Italy
31.8%
in 2025
Lithuania
32.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
57th
Lithuania rank
54th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Italy
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 32.7% against 31.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 57th and Lithuania ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 18.1% | 14.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 27.7% | 6.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 32.0% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Italy or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 32.7% against 31.8% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Italy and Lithuania?
- 0.9%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lithuania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Lithuania rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Italy ranks 57th and Lithuania ranks 54th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).