Forest area as share of land area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Forest area as share of land area was 35.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Lithuania, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Lithuania is 35.4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Lithuania peaked at 35.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.07, in 1990.
Lithuania ranks 96th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.61 | 31.07 | 32.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.35 | 32.27 | 34.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9 | 34.66 | 35.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.29 | 35.18 | 35.4 | 6 |
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 forest area as share of land area in Lithuania?
- Forest area as share of land area in Lithuania was 35.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.07 in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Lithuania ranks 96th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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