Lithuania vs Norway: Share of land area that is protected

Lithuania

18.0%

in 2025

Norway

17.8%

in 2025

Lithuania rank

100th

Norway rank

101st

Share of land area that is protected over time

Lithuania
Norway

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 18.0% against 17.8% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 100th and Norway ranks 101st of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Lithuania
Share of land area that is protected in Norway
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of land area that is protected
Unit: % of total land area
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.