Cropland — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Cropland — Area was 2,329 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Lithuania is 2,329 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Lithuania peaked at 2,996 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,568 1000 ha, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 101st of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,929 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,873 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2,630 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 2,909 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 2,910 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,921 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,933 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,996 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,921 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,674 1000 ha | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 1,682 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,568 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 1,649 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1,946 1000 ha | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 1,914 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,866 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,889 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,081 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 2,158 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,217 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,292 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,323 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,384 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,207 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2,178 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,139 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,151 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,247 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2,285 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,315 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,328 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,329 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2,329 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 230.54 1000 ha, 10.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2,329 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,532 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — 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 | -42.7% | 2,921 1000 ha | 1,674 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,888 1000 ha | 2,630 1000 ha | 2,996 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,919 1000 ha | 1,568 1000 ha | 2,921 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,230 1000 ha | 2,139 1000 ha | 2,384 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,319 1000 ha | 2,285 1000 ha | 2,336 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 cropland — area in Lithuania?
- Cropland — area in Lithuania was 2,329 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,996 1000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,568 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for cropland — area?
- Lithuania ranks 101st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — 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 Cropland — 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.