Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Lithuania
Lithuania: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was -0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Lithuania, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded -0.6% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023.
That represents a change of down 126.2% on the previous year and down 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Lithuania peaked at 13.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -23.8%, in 2003.
That places Lithuania 147th out of 224 countries with data for 2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -19.6% | -23.8% | -14.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -18.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -0.6% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 893,162 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 30.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.34 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Lithuania?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Lithuania was -0.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.8% in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Lithuania ranks 147th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.