Lithuania - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Lithuania was 22,010 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,010 in 2020 and a minimum value of 19,450 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 19,450
1991 19,450
1992 19,600
1993 19,675
1994 19,750
1995 19,825
1996 19,900
1997 19,975
1998 20,050
1999 20,125
2000 20,200
2001 20,350
2002 20,500
2003 20,650
2004 20,800
2005 20,950
2006 21,100
2007 21,250
2008 21,400
2009 21,550
2010 21,700
2011 21,734
2012 21,768
2013 21,802
2014 21,836
2015 21,870
2016 21,900
2017 21,960
2018 21,980
2019 22,000
2020 22,010

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Lithuania was 35.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 35.14 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.03 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 31.03
1991 31.03
1992 31.27
1993 31.39
1994 31.51
1995 31.63
1996 31.75
1997 31.87
1998 31.99
1999 32.11
2000 32.23
2001 32.47
2002 32.71
2003 32.95
2004 33.18
2005 33.42
2006 33.66
2007 33.90
2008 34.14
2009 34.38
2010 34.62
2011 34.68
2012 34.73
2013 34.79
2014 34.85
2015 34.91
2016 34.96
2017 35.06
2018 35.10
2019 35.13
2020 35.14

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use