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 134th of 208 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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.94 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.65 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -6.34 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.32 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.97 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 171.24 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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 134th out of 208 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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).