Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania
Lithuania: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 83.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 83.49 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Lithuania peaked at 83.49 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.32, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 28th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.49 | 55.32 | 67.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.02 | 67.66 | 83.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.49 | 83.49 | 83.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 25 United Kingdom 85.37 compare
- 26 Guadeloupe 85.34 compare
- 27 Croatia 84.6 compare
- 29 Ireland 83.17 compare
- 30 Namibia 82.98 compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 81.14 compare
More environment data for Lithuania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (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 83.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 83.49 in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.32 in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Lithuania ranks 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from 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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