Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Lithuania
Lithuania: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.187 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Lithuania is 0.187 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Lithuania peaked at 0.3521 hectares per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1243 hectares per person, in 1992.
That places Lithuania 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1243 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1249 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1356 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1381 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1391 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1387 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1386 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1419 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.142 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3521 hectares per person | +147.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3494 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2849 hectares per person | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2828 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2681 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.268 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.257 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2449 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1921 hectares per person | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1983 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1946 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.184 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1919 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1934 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2745 hectares per person | +41.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2699 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2801 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2823 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.259 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2341 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2217 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2059 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.187 hectares per person | -9.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.187 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1047 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.187 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1894 hectares per person, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita 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 | +147.9% | 0.142 hectares per person | 0.3521 hectares per person |
| 2015 | +41.9% | 0.1934 hectares per person | 0.2745 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1352 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.1419 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2641 hectares per person | 0.142 hectares per person | 0.3521 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2328 hectares per person | 0.184 hectares per person | 0.2823 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2122 hectares per person | 0.187 hectares per person | 0.2341 hectares per person | 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Lithuania?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Lithuania was 0.187 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3521 hectares per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.