Primary Forest — Area in Lithuania
Lithuania: Primary Forest — Area was 27.28 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Lithuania is 27.28 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Lithuania peaked at 27.28 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.2 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Lithuania 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.56 1000 ha | 20.2 1000 ha | 20.91 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.26 1000 ha | 21.01 1000 ha | 25.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.53 1000 ha | 26 1000 ha | 27.13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.28 1000 ha | 27.28 1000 ha | 27.28 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.3 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 269 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 18.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 528 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 33 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 80.36 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,296 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Lithuania?
- Primary forest — area in Lithuania was 27.28 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.28 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for primary forest — area?
- Lithuania ranks 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Primary 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.