Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Lithuania
Lithuania: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 1,268 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Lithuania, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1,268 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Lithuania peaked at 1,275 ha th in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Lithuania 38th out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 1,006 ha th | — |
| 2010 | 1,033 ha th | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,073 ha th | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,084 ha th | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,094 ha th | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,140 ha th | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1,180 ha th | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,214 ha th | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,262 ha th | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,275 ha th | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,267 ha th | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,268 ha th | +0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1,268 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 4.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 502.76 ha th | 0 ha th | 1,006 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,101 ha th | 1,033 ha th | 1,180 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,257 ha th | 1,214 ha th | 1,275 ha th | 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 forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Lithuania?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Lithuania was 1,268 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,275 ha th in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Lithuania ranks 38th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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