Annual change in forest area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Annual change in forest area was 2,830 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Lithuania, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 2,830 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Lithuania peaked at 15,000 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,830 hectares, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 43rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,500 hectares | 7,500 hectares | 7,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 14,250 hectares | 7,500 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,415 hectares | 3,038 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,865 hectares | 2,830 hectares | 3,038 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Lithuania?
- Annual change in forest area in Lithuania was 2,830 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,830 hectares in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for annual change in forest area?
- Lithuania ranks 43rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.