Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Lithuania
Lithuania: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 26.6 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Lithuania is 26.6 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Lithuania peaked at 26.75 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.53 %, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 52nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21.53 % | — |
| 1993 | 21.73 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 21.93 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.12 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.32 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.51 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 22.7 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 22.89 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.08 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 23.25 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 23.42 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 23.59 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.75 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.91 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 24.07 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.23 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.39 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.54 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.69 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 25.52 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.93 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 26.34 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 26.75 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 26.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.66 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.6 % | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 26.6 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 26.6 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.22 % | 21.53 % | 22.89 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.82 % | 23.08 % | 24.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1 % | 24.69 % | 26.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 % | 26.6 % | 26.6 % | 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 — share in forest land in Lithuania?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Lithuania was 26.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.75 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.53 % in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Lithuania ranks 52nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 — 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.