Planted Forest — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Planted Forest — Area was 589.55 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 589.55 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Lithuania peaked at 589.55 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 422.03 1000 ha, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 61st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 422.03 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 427.55 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 433.08 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 438.6 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 444.12 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 449.65 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 455.17 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 460.7 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 466.22 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 473.18 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 480.13 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 487.09 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 494.04 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 501 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 507.95 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 514.91 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 521.86 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 528.82 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 535.77 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 545.62 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 555.47 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 565.32 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 575.17 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 585.02 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 585.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 585.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 585.48 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 585.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 585.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 586.53 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 587.29 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 588.04 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 588.8 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 589.55 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 589.55 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 589.55 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 497.25 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 441.36 1000 ha | 422.03 1000 ha | 460.7 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 497.52 1000 ha | 466.22 1000 ha | 528.82 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 570.4 1000 ha | 535.77 1000 ha | 585.63 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 587.66 1000 ha | 585.78 1000 ha | 589.55 1000 ha | 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 planted forest — area in Lithuania?
- Planted forest — area in Lithuania was 589.55 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 589.55 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 422.03 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for planted forest — area?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Planted Forest — Area. 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.