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

Latest (2023)
8.58 percent
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
134th
of 208 countries
All-time high
19.5 percent
in 2001
All-time low
7.34 percent
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Lithuania, 1992–2023

051015201992200720231992: 7.3 percent1993: 7.3 percent1994: 7.9 percent1995: 8 percent1996: 8 percent1997: 7.9 percent1998: 7.8 percent1999: 8 percent2000: 7.9 percent2001: 19.5 percent2002: 19.2 percent2003: 15.5 percent2004: 15.2 percent2005: 14.2 percent2006: 14 percent2007: 13.2 percent2008: 12.5 percent2009: 9.7 percent2010: 9.8 percent2011: 9.4 percent2012: 8.8 percent2013: 9.1 percent2014: 9.1 percent2015: 12.8 percent2016: 12.4 percent2017: 12.7 percent2018: 12.7 percent2019: 11.6 percent2020: 10.5 percent2021: 9.9 percent2022: 9.3 percent2023: 8.6 percent

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).