Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lithuania
Lithuania: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 589,550 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lithuania stood at 589,550 hectares. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lithuania peaked at 589,550 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 422,028 hectares, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 51st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 441,362 hectares | 422,028 hectares | 460,696 hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 497,518 hectares | 466,220 hectares | 528,815 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 570,397 hectares | 535,770 hectares | 585,628 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 587,665 hectares | 585,780 hectares | 589,550 hectares | 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lithuania?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lithuania was 589,550 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 589,550 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 422,028 hectares in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Lithuania ranks 51st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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