Arable land use per person in Lithuania
Lithuania: Arable land use per person was 0.802 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land use per person in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Lithuania stood at 0.802 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Lithuania peaked at 0.8379 hectares per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4465 hectares per person, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7873 hectares per person | 0.7082 hectares per person | 0.8379 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5641 hectares per person | 0.4465 hectares per person | 0.8224 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7506 hectares per person | 0.6869 hectares per person | 0.8001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8059 hectares per person | 0.8004 hectares per person | 0.8115 hectares per person | 4 |
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 arable land use per person in Lithuania?
- Arable land use per person in Lithuania was 0.802 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8379 hectares per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4465 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for arable land use per person?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.