Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lithuania
Lithuania: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 80.36 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Lithuania is 80.36 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Lithuania peaked at 85.13 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 56.32 %, in 2001.
Lithuania ranks 22nd of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 85.13 % | — |
| 1993 | 84.85 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.85 % | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 84.05 % | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 84.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 84.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 84.38 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 56.32 % | -33.1% |
| 2002 | 56.81 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.02 % | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 62.07 % | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 67.2 % | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 67.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.09 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 69.66 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 76.37 % | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 76.74 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 79.53 % | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 79.22 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.25 % | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 72.54 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.67 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 71.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.35 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 76.44 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 77.58 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 78.74 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 80.16 % | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 80.36 % | +0.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 80.36 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 80.36 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 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 | -33.1% | 84.2 % | 56.32 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.25 % | 82.85 % | 85.13 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.81 % | 56.32 % | 84.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.56 % | 71.67 % | 79.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.66 % | 76.44 % | 80.36 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Lithuania?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Lithuania was 80.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 85.13 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.32 % in 2001.
- How does Lithuania rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.