Arable land in Lithuania
Lithuania: Arable land was 0.802 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Lithuania stood at 0.802 hectares per person.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Lithuania peaked at 0.8379 hectares per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4465 hectares per person, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7797 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.7679 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7082 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7897 hectares per person | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7958 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.805 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8142 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8379 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8224 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4699 hectares per person | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 0.476 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4465 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4786 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5738 hectares per person | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5746 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5681 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.582 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6493 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6869 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7218 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7562 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7735 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8001 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7461 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7447 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7401 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7502 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7868 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8004 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8115 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8096 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.802 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.802 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 11.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.802 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 3.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -42.9% | 0.8224 hectares per person | 0.4699 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7873 hectares per person | 0.7082 hectares per person | 0.8379 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5641 hectares per person | 0.4465 hectares per person | 0.8224 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7506 hectares per person | 0.6869 hectares per person | 0.8001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8059 hectares per person | 0.8004 hectares per person | 0.8115 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7947 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Lithuania?
- Arable land in Lithuania was 0.802 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8379 hectares per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4465 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for arable land?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.