Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 528 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 528 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Lithuania peaked at 1,222 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 460 1000 ha, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 142nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 460 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 460 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 496 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 501 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 501 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 496 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 492 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 500 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 497 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,222 1000 ha | +145.9% |
| 2002 | 1,203 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 973 1000 ha | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 955.1 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 890.7 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 876.3 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 830.4 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 783.2 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 607.6 1000 ha | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 614.2 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 589.3 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 549.9 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 568.4 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 568.1 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 799 1000 ha | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 776.6 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 796.1 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 796 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 728 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 658 1000 ha | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 622.6 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 583 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 537 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 528 1000 ha | -1.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 528 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.82 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 528 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968.78 1000 ha, 55% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +145.9% | 497 1000 ha | 1,222 1000 ha |
| 2015 | +40.6% | 568.1 1000 ha | 799 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 488.25 1000 ha | 460 1000 ha | 501 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 883.83 1000 ha | 497 1000 ha | 1,222 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 678.56 1000 ha | 549.9 1000 ha | 799 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 585.72 1000 ha | 528 1000 ha | 658 1000 ha | 5 |
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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Lithuania?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Lithuania was 528 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,222 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Lithuania ranks 142nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.