Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 8.58 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania is 8.58 percent, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania peaked at 19.5 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.34 percent, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 135th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.34 percent | — |
| 1993 | 7.34 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.91 percent | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 7.99 percent | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.99 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.91 percent | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 7.85 percent | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.98 percent | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.93 percent | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.5 percent | +145.9% |
| 2002 | 19.19 percent | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.52 percent | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 15.24 percent | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 14.21 percent | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 13.98 percent | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.25 percent | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5 percent | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.69 percent | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 9.8 percent | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4 percent | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.77 percent | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 9.07 percent | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.75 percent | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4 percent | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.71 percent | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.63 percent | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 10.51 percent | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 9.94 percent | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 9.31 percent | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.58 percent | -7.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 8.58 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 89% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 8.58 percent is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +145.9% | 7.93 percent | 19.5 percent |
| 2015 | +40.6% | 9.07 percent | 12.75 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.79 percent | 7.34 percent | 7.99 percent | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.1 percent | 7.93 percent | 19.5 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.83 percent | 8.77 percent | 12.75 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.59 percent | 8.58 percent | 10.51 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania was 8.58 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 percent in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Lithuania ranks 135th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).