Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lithuania
Lithuania: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 92.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 92.53 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lithuania peaked at 92.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.36, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 15th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.36 | — |
| 2001 | 44.36 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.2 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 45.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.72 | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 83.67 | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 83.72 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.98 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 85.04 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.6 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.64 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.71 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.71 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.71 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.84 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.23 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.57 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.53 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 92.53 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.53 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 92.53 | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 92.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 92.53 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +49.8% | 45.2 | 67.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.66 | 44.36 | 84.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.63 | 85.04 | 85.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.49 | 86.23 | 92.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1426 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.43 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lithuania?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lithuania was 92.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.36 in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Lithuania ranks 15th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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