Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lithuania
Lithuania: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 18.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lithuania is 18.48 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lithuania peaked at 42.2 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.57 %, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 191st of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.57 % | — |
| 1993 | 13.8 % | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.87 % | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 14.69 % | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 14.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.52 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 14.36 % | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 14.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 14.54 % | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 42.2 % | +190.2% |
| 2002 | 41.7 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 38.29 % | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 36.67 % | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 31.4 % | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 31.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.8 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 29.31 % | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 22.6 % | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 22.15 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 21 % | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 19.35 % | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 19.66 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.24 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.58 % | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 26.29 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.12 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 27.01 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.47 % | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 22.36 % | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 21.19 % | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 20.03 % | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 18.69 % | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 18.48 % | -1.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 18.48 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 43% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 18.48 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 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 | +190.2% | 14.54 % | 42.2 % |
| 2015 | +38.1% | 19.24 % | 26.58 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.47 % | 13.57 % | 15.87 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 31.89 % | 14.54 % | 42.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.29 % | 19.24 % | 27.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.15 % | 18.48 % | 22.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- 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 — share in agricultural land in Lithuania?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lithuania was 18.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.57 % in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Lithuania ranks 191st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural 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.