Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lithuania
Lithuania: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania is 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania peaked at 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Lithuania 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 27 Poland 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Philippines 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mauritius 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Cuba 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Germany 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Serbia 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lithuania was 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Lithuania ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.