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. β² Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lithuania, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
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 44th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 41 Azerbaijan 34.4% compare
- 42 Madagascar 34.4% compare
- 43 Poland 33.9% compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 32.6% compare
- 46 Italy 31.8% compare
- 47 Guadeloupe 31.6% compare
More environment data for Lithuania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 163,700 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 163,700 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 21,835 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 7,073 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 70,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 86,145 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 235,182 1000 USD (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 44th out of 165 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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