Land use in Lithuania
Lithuania: Land use was 2.34 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Lithuania stood at 2.34 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Lithuania peaked at 3.00 million hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million hectares, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 87th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land use in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.93 million hectares | — |
| 1993 | 2.87 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.63 million hectares | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 2.91 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 2.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.92 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.93 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.00 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.92 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million hectares | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million hectares | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million hectares | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million hectares | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.87 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.08 million hectares | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.22 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.29 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.38 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million hectares | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.28 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.32 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.34 million hectares | +0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2.34 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 303,040 hectares, 7.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2.34 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.39 million hectares, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use 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 | -42.7% | 2.92 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.89 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 2.38 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7946 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Lithuania?
- Land use in Lithuania was 2.34 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million hectares in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for land use?
- Lithuania ranks 87th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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