Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lithuania, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lithuania is 1.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lithuania peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 3 |
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 covered by lakes and rivers in Lithuania?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lithuania was 1.3% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Lithuania ranks 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).