Share global forest in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share global forest was 0.0535 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0535
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
105th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0535
in 2025
All-time low
0.0448
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Lithuania, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.0535 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Lithuania peaked at 0.0535 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0448, in 1990.
Lithuania ranks 105th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0448 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0451 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0453 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0456 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0459 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0462 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0465 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0468 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0471 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0474 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0477 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0481 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0485 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0489 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0493 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0497 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0501 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0505 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0509 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0513 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0517 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0518 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0519 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.052 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0522 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0523 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0524 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0525 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0526 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0528 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0529 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.053 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0531 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0533 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0534 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0535 | +0.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0535 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 5.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0535 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0461 | 0.0448 | 0.0474 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0495 | 0.0477 | 0.0513 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0522 | 0.0517 | 0.0528 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0532 | 0.0529 | 0.0535 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 102 Uganda 0.0572 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 0.0563 compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 0.0545 compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0522 compare
- 107 Sri Lanka 0.0512 compare
- 108 Guinea-Bissau 0.0507 compare
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 share global forest in Lithuania?
- Share global forest in Lithuania was 0.0535 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0448 in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for share global forest?
- Lithuania ranks 105th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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