Forest land — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Forest land — Area was 2,216 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Lithuania is 2,216 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Lithuania peaked at 2,216 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,960 1000 ha, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 118th of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,960 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,968 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,975 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,982 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,990 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,998 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,005 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,012 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,020 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,035 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,050 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,065 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,080 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,095 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,110 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,125 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,140 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,155 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,170 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,173 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,177 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,180 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,184 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,187 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,190 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,193 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,196 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,199 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,202 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,205 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,208 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,211 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,214 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,216 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2,216 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 3.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2,216 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,986 1000 ha | 1,960 1000 ha | 2,012 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,088 1000 ha | 2,020 1000 ha | 2,155 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,185 1000 ha | 2,170 1000 ha | 2,199 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,209 1000 ha | 2,202 1000 ha | 2,216 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 115 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 2,257 1000 ha compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,162 1000 ha compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 2,121 1000 ha compare
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 2,100 1000 ha 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)
- 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 land — area in Lithuania?
- Forest land — area in Lithuania was 2,216 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,216 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,960 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for forest land — area?
- Lithuania ranks 118th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — 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.