Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania
Lithuania: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 83.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 83.4% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania peaked at 83.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 31st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 83.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 1.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 83.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.5%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 66.4% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 67.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 28 United Kingdom 85.4% compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 85.3% compare
- 30 Croatia 84.6% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 83.0% compare
- 33 Ireland 83.0% compare
- 34 Namibia 83.0% 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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania was 83.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).