Arable land — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Arable land — Area was 2,296 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Lithuania is 2,296 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Lithuania peaked at 2,953 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,525 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Lithuania 94th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,885 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,828 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2,590 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 2,866 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 2,866 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,878 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,890 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,953 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,878 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,631 1000 ha | -43.3% |
| 2002 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,525 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,616 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1,906 1000 ha | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 1,879 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,836 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,862 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,054 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 2,127 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2,186 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,260 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,290 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,350 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,172 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 2,143 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,104 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,115 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,212 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2,249 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,279 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,292 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,303 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,296 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2,296 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 13.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2,296 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area 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% | 2,878 1000 ha | 1,631 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,844 1000 ha | 2,590 1000 ha | 2,953 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,883 1000 ha | 1,525 1000 ha | 2,878 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,196 1000 ha | 2,104 1000 ha | 2,350 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,284 1000 ha | 2,249 1000 ha | 2,303 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Lithuania?
- Arable land — area in Lithuania was 2,296 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,953 1000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,525 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for arable land — area?
- Lithuania ranks 94th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.