Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Lithuania
Lithuania: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 73.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lithuania is 73.4 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lithuania peaked at 78.47 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 73.25 %, in 2015.
That places Lithuania 192nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 78.47 % | — |
| 1993 | 78.27 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.07 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.88 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.68 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.49 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 77.3 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.75 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.58 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.41 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.46 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.31 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.48 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 74.07 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.66 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.25 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.4 % | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 73.4 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 78% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 73.4 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.78 % | 77.11 % | 78.47 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 76.18 % | 75.46 % | 76.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.9 % | 73.25 % | 75.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4 % | 73.4 % | 73.4 % | 6 |
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)
- 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lithuania?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lithuania was 73.4 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.47 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.25 % in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Lithuania ranks 192nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.