Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 92.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 92.4% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Lithuania peaked at 92.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 13th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 45.4% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 85.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 87.0% | 92.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Lithuania?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Lithuania was 92.4% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Lithuania ranks 13th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)