Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Lithuania
Lithuania: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 189,001 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Lithuania, 1992–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 189,001 ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2017.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Lithuania peaked at 267,500 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,309 ha, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27,400 ha | — |
| 1993 | 7,309 ha | -73.3% |
| 1994 | 22,517 ha | +208.1% |
| 1995 | 27,994 ha | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 18,600 ha | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 29,200 ha | +57.0% |
| 1998 | 45,568 ha | +56.1% |
| 1999 | 93,377 ha | +104.9% |
| 2000 | 65,054 ha | -30.3% |
| 2001 | 61,848 ha | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 70,457 ha | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 77,000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 107,600 ha | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 115,000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 152,900 ha | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 175,900 ha | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 162,900 ha | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 195,200 ha | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 255,100 ha | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 257,700 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 267,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 265,700 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 222,400 ha | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 172,466 ha | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 161,215 ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 189,001 ha | +17.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 189,001 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 3.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 189,001 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167,052 ha, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +208.1% | 7,309 ha | 22,517 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,996 ha | 7,309 ha | 93,377 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 118,386 ha | 61,848 ha | 195,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 223,885 ha | 161,215 ha | 267,500 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.8573 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3746 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.9999 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Lithuania?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Lithuania was 189,001 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 267,500 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,309 ha in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Lithuania ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.