Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Lithuania
Lithuania: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,832 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Lithuania, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Lithuania is 1,832 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 102.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Lithuania peaked at 1,832 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 580 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Lithuania ranks 143rd of 753 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 580 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 905.63 Square kilometres | +56.1% |
| 2015 | 1,316 Square kilometres | +45.3% |
| 2020 | 1,772 Square kilometres | +34.6% |
| 2022 | 1,832 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 580 Square kilometres | 580 Square kilometres | 580 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,111 Square kilometres | 905.63 Square kilometres | 1,316 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,802 Square kilometres | 1,772 Square kilometres | 1,832 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 140 Kuwait 59.42 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Mauritius 56.52 Square kilometres compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 49.47 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Suriname 46.69 Square kilometres compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 36.09 Square kilometres compare
- 145 Barbados 25.24 Square kilometres compare
- 146 Comoros 24.76 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Lithuania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 11,816 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 65,290 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 23,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 5,370 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 62,600 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 15,854 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Lithuania?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Lithuania was 1,832 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,832 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 580 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Lithuania ranks 143rd out of 753 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation