Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Lithuania
Lithuania: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania stood at 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania peaked at 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 15th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -43.3% | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 12 Isle of Man 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Nigeria 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Pakistan 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Poland 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Romania 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Lithuania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania was 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Lithuania ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.