Forest land — Share in Land area in Lithuania

Lithuania: Forest land — Share in Land area was 35.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
35.37 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
105th
of 231 countries
All-time high
35.37 %
in 2024
All-time low
31.27 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Lithuania, 1992–2024

0102030401992200820241992: 31.3 %1993: 31.4 %1994: 31.5 %1995: 31.6 %1996: 31.8 %1997: 31.9 %1998: 32 %1999: 32.1 %2000: 32.2 %2001: 32.5 %2002: 32.7 %2003: 33 %2004: 33.2 %2005: 33.4 %2006: 33.7 %2007: 33.9 %2008: 34.1 %2009: 34.4 %2010: 34.6 %2011: 34.7 %2012: 34.7 %2013: 34.8 %2014: 34.9 %2015: 34.9 %2016: 35 %2017: 35 %2018: 35.1 %2019: 35.1 %2020: 35.2 %2021: 35.2 %2022: 35.3 %2023: 35.3 %2024: 35.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Lithuania stood at 35.37 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Lithuania peaked at 35.37 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.27 %, in 1992.

That places Lithuania 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.69 % 31.27 % 32.11 % 8
2000s 33.3 % 32.23 % 34.38 % 10
2010s 34.87 % 34.62 % 35.12 % 10
2020s 35.27 % 35.17 % 35.37 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Lithuania?
Forest land — share in land area in Lithuania was 35.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 35.37 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 31.27 % in 1992.
How does Lithuania rank for forest land — share in land area?
Lithuania ranks 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.