Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 92.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lithuania is 92.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lithuania peaked at 92.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 16th out of 254 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 92.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.6%, 1.8× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 92.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.1%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +49.8% | 45.2% | 67.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 44.4% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 85.0% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 86.2% | 92.5% | 6 |
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 average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lithuania?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lithuania was 92.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 254 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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