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 86th of 223 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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (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 86th out of 223 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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