Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 32.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania is 32.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania peaked at 32.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 54th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1% | — |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +48.7% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | +4.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 32.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.5%, 2.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 32.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.0%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.3% | 32.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 51 Azerbaijan 34.4% compare
- 52 Madagascar 34.4% compare
- 53 Poland 33.9% compare
- 55 Saint Lucia 32.6% compare
- 56 Italy 31.8% compare
- 57 Guadeloupe 31.6% compare
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania was 32.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Lithuania ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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