How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lithuania

Lithuania: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.7 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
83rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.07 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.7262 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
32
1992–2023

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lithuania, 1992–2023

0.511.522.531992200720231992: 3.1 metric tons per square kilometre1993: 1.9 metric tons per square kilometre1994: 0.814 metric tons per square kilometre1995: 0.943 metric tons per square kilometre1996: 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre1997: 0.726 metric tons per square kilometre1998: 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre1999: 1.2 metric tons per square kilometre2000: 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre2001: 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre2002: 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre2003: 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre2004: 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre2005: 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre2006: 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre2007: 3 metric tons per square kilometre2008: 3 metric tons per square kilometre2009: 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre2010: 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre2011: 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre2012: 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre2013: 1.5 metric tons per square kilometre2014: 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre2015: 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre2016: 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre2017: 1.5 metric tons per square kilometre2018: 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre2019: 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre2020: 1.5 metric tons per square kilometre2021: 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre2022: 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre2023: 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lithuania peaked at 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7262 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1997.

Lithuania ranks 83rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lithuania, 1992 to 2023.
Year metric tons per square kilometre Change
1992 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre —
1993 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre -37.6%
1994 0.8142 metric tons per square kilometre -57.5%
1995 0.9426 metric tons per square kilometre +15.8%
1996 1.44 metric tons per square kilometre +52.4%
1997 0.7262 metric tons per square kilometre -49.5%
1998 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre +49.6%
1999 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre +9.6%
2000 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre +8.5%
2001 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre +88.7%
2002 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre -0.6%
2003 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre +5.0%
2004 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre +3.2%
2005 2.26 metric tons per square kilometre -13.9%
2006 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre +10.6%
2007 3.05 metric tons per square kilometre +21.8%
2008 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre -2.7%
2009 2.81 metric tons per square kilometre -5.2%
2010 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre -13.1%
2011 2.26 metric tons per square kilometre -7.3%
2012 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre -50.3%
2013 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre +34.8%
2014 2.46 metric tons per square kilometre +61.9%
2015 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre -41.8%
2016 1.78 metric tons per square kilometre +24.3%
2017 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre -16.0%
2018 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre -15.8%
2019 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre +35.2%
2020 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre -10.3%
2021 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre +6.1%
2022 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre +10.4%
2023 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre -4.6%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5392 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7262 metric tons per square kilometre 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre 8
2000s 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre 3.05 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.75 metric tons per square kilometre 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre 2.46 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 80 Solomon Islands 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  2. 81 Tonga 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  3. 82 Guinea 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  4. 84 Rwanda 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  5. 85 New Zealand 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  6. 86 Qatar 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lithuania?
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Lithuania was 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7262 metric tons per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Lithuania rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Lithuania ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.