What is urban area over the long-term in Lithuania?

Urban area over the long-term in Lithuania was 603.33 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 608.81 km² per grid cell in 1991.

What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 km² per grid cell in 1000.

How does Lithuania rank for urban area over the long-term?

Lithuania ranks 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban area over the long-term in Lithuania

Name: Urban area over the long-term in Lithuania
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Urban area over the long-term was 603.33 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

603.33 km² per grid cell

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

117th

of 202 countries

All-time high

608.81 km² per grid cell

in 1991

All-time low

0.0007 km² per grid cell

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Lithuania, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 603.33 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Lithuania peaked at 608.81 km² per grid cell in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

That places Lithuania 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.0007 km² per grid cell	0.0007 km² per grid cell	0.0007 km² per grid cell	1
1100s	0.0022 km² per grid cell	0.0022 km² per grid cell	0.0022 km² per grid cell	1
1200s	0.0071 km² per grid cell	0.0071 km² per grid cell	0.0071 km² per grid cell	1
1300s	0.0223 km² per grid cell	0.0223 km² per grid cell	0.0223 km² per grid cell	1
1400s	0.0706 km² per grid cell	0.0706 km² per grid cell	0.0706 km² per grid cell	1
1500s	0.2228 km² per grid cell	0.2228 km² per grid cell	0.2228 km² per grid cell	1
1600s	0.7037 km² per grid cell	0.7037 km² per grid cell	0.7037 km² per grid cell	1
1700s	2.22 km² per grid cell	2.22 km² per grid cell	2.22 km² per grid cell	1
1710s	2.92 km² per grid cell	2.92 km² per grid cell	2.92 km² per grid cell	1
1720s	3.73 km² per grid cell	3.73 km² per grid cell	3.73 km² per grid cell	1
1730s	4.76 km² per grid cell	4.76 km² per grid cell	4.76 km² per grid cell	1
1740s	6.07 km² per grid cell	6.07 km² per grid cell	6.07 km² per grid cell	1
1750s	7.73 km² per grid cell	7.73 km² per grid cell	7.73 km² per grid cell	1
1760s	9.8 km² per grid cell	9.8 km² per grid cell	9.8 km² per grid cell	1
1770s	12.36 km² per grid cell	12.36 km² per grid cell	12.36 km² per grid cell	1
1780s	15.44 km² per grid cell	15.44 km² per grid cell	15.44 km² per grid cell	1
1790s	19.02 km² per grid cell	19.02 km² per grid cell	19.02 km² per grid cell	1
1800s	23.01 km² per grid cell	23.01 km² per grid cell	23.01 km² per grid cell	1
1810s	27.21 km² per grid cell	27.21 km² per grid cell	27.21 km² per grid cell	1
1820s	30.82 km² per grid cell	30.82 km² per grid cell	30.82 km² per grid cell	1
1830s	34.21 km² per grid cell	34.21 km² per grid cell	34.21 km² per grid cell	1
1840s	37.47 km² per grid cell	37.47 km² per grid cell	37.47 km² per grid cell	1
1850s	40.84 km² per grid cell	40.84 km² per grid cell	40.84 km² per grid cell	1
1860s	44.71 km² per grid cell	44.71 km² per grid cell	44.71 km² per grid cell	1
1870s	48.23 km² per grid cell	48.23 km² per grid cell	48.23 km² per grid cell	1
1880s	53.08 km² per grid cell	53.08 km² per grid cell	53.08 km² per grid cell	1
1890s	59.91 km² per grid cell	59.91 km² per grid cell	59.91 km² per grid cell	1
1900s	69.59 km² per grid cell	69.59 km² per grid cell	69.59 km² per grid cell	1
1910s	83.37 km² per grid cell	83.37 km² per grid cell	83.37 km² per grid cell	1
1920s	96.4 km² per grid cell	96.4 km² per grid cell	96.4 km² per grid cell	1
1930s	112.13 km² per grid cell	112.13 km² per grid cell	112.13 km² per grid cell	1
1940s	147.25 km² per grid cell	147.25 km² per grid cell	147.25 km² per grid cell	1
1950s	195.25 km² per grid cell	161.22 km² per grid cell	235.1 km² per grid cell	10
1960s	293.63 km² per grid cell	244.75 km² per grid cell	344.61 km² per grid cell	10
1970s	419.68 km² per grid cell	356.62 km² per grid cell	481.32 km² per grid cell	10
1980s	546.88 km² per grid cell	492.29 km² per grid cell	602.97 km² per grid cell	10
1990s	601.45 km² per grid cell	589.11 km² per grid cell	608.81 km² per grid cell	10
2000s	580.81 km² per grid cell	574.37 km² per grid cell	586.46 km² per grid cell	10
2010s	583.13 km² per grid cell	572.77 km² per grid cell	593.12 km² per grid cell	10
2020s	599.34 km² per grid cell	595.22 km² per grid cell	603.33 km² per grid cell	6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

114 Sierra Leone 633.37 km² per grid cell compare
115 Georgia 614.35 km² per grid cell compare
116 Paraguay 613.64 km² per grid cell compare
118 Somalia 597.81 km² per grid cell compare
119 Namibia 563.77 km² per grid cell compare
120 Senegal 563.31 km² per grid cell compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Lithuania?: Urban area over the long-term in Lithuania was 603.33 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 608.81 km² per grid cell in 1991.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Lithuania rank for urban area over the long-term?: Lithuania ranks 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban area over the long-term
Unit: km² per grid cell
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.