Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area was 77 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Lithuania, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Lithuania stood at 77 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Lithuania peaked at 322.3 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 77 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 54th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 322.3 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 197.5 1000 ha | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 152.1 1000 ha | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 140.5 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 125.3 1000 ha | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 117.1 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 212.7 1000 ha | +81.6% |
| 2011 | 206.8 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 193.5 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 199.1 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 200 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 195.8 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 102.4 1000 ha | -47.7% |
| 2017 | 102 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 100 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 102 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 88 1000 ha | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 88.2 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.6 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 77 1000 ha | -4.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 77 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 450.71 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 77 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 496.58 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +81.6% | 117.1 1000 ha | 212.7 1000 ha |
| 2016 | -47.7% | 195.8 1000 ha | 102.4 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 175.8 1000 ha | 117.1 1000 ha | 322.3 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 161.43 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 212.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.56 1000 ha | 77 1000 ha | 88.6 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 51 New Caledonia 142.26 1000 ha compare
- 52 Faroe Islands 89 1000 ha compare
- 52 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 89 1000 ha compare
- 55 Puerto Rico 28.32 1000 ha compare
- 56 Guadeloupe 13.34 1000 ha compare
- 57 Turkmenistan 10.2 1000 ha compare
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 perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Lithuania?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Lithuania was 77 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 322.3 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area?
- Lithuania ranks 54th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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 Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.