Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania
Lithuania: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 5,370 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania is 5,370 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania peaked at 12,220 Square kilometres in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,600 Square kilometres, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,600 Square kilometres | — |
| 1993 | 4,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,960 Square kilometres | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 5,010 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 5,010 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,960 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,920 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5,000 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4,970 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 12,220 Square kilometres | +145.9% |
| 2002 | 12,030 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 9,730 Square kilometres | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 9,551 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8,907 Square kilometres | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 8,763 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8,304 Square kilometres | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 7,832 Square kilometres | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 6,076 Square kilometres | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 6,142 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5,893 Square kilometres | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5,499 Square kilometres | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 5,684 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 5,681 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,990 Square kilometres | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 7,766 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 7,961 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 7,960 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,280 Square kilometres | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 6,580 Square kilometres | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 6,226 Square kilometres | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 5,830 Square kilometres | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 5,370 Square kilometres | -7.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +145.9% | 4,970 Square kilometres | 12,220 Square kilometres |
| 2015 | +40.6% | 5,681 Square kilometres | 7,990 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,882 Square kilometres | 4,600 Square kilometres | 5,010 Square kilometres | 8 |
| 2000s | 8,838 Square kilometres | 4,970 Square kilometres | 12,220 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,786 Square kilometres | 5,499 Square kilometres | 7,990 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,002 Square kilometres | 5,370 Square kilometres | 6,580 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 8 Netherlands 7,580 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Moldova 3,110 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Mongolia 1.06 million Square kilometres compare
- 9 Fiji 1,730 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Russia 920,520 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Viet Nam 6,420 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Latvia 6,010 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Sudan 914,540 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 250 Square kilometres compare
- 11 South Africa 839,280 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Slovenia 3,788 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Argentina 746,810 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 49.2 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Estonia 2,720 Square kilometres compare
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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 — Total area 65,290 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 23,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 62,600 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0.0061 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0.3307 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania was 5,370 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 12,220 Square kilometres in 2001.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,600 Square kilometres in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Lithuania ranks 11th out of 15 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata