Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 7 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Lithuania is 7 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Lithuania peaked at 18 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.92 1000 ha, in 2015.
Lithuania ranks 171st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 17 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 11 1000 ha | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 9 1000 ha | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 4.42 1000 ha | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.46 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.43 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.16 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3.98 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.92 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.49 1000 ha | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 5 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 6 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 7 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 7 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.5 1000 ha, 13% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 7 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 217.08 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -35.3% | 17 1000 ha | 11 1000 ha |
| 2005 | -26.3% | 6 1000 ha | 4.42 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.88 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.63 1000 ha | 4.42 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 1000 ha | 3.92 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 168 Togo 7.86 1000 ha compare
- 169 Namibia 7.57 1000 ha compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 7.34 1000 ha compare
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago 7 1000 ha compare
- 173 Slovenia 6.41 1000 ha compare
- 174 French Guiana 6 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Lithuania?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Lithuania was 7 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 18 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Lithuania ranks 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.