Arable land in Lithuania
Lithuania: Arable land was 2.30 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 2.30 million hectares for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Lithuania peaked at 2.95 million hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million hectares, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 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 arable land in Lithuania?
- Arable land in Lithuania was 2.30 million hectares 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 2.95 million hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million hectares in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for arable land?
- Lithuania ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.