Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 36.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 36.8% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Lithuania peaked at 47.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.0% | — |
| 1993 | 45.1% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -43.3% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 41.3% | 47.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 24.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 33.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.9% | 36.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Lithuania?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Lithuania was 36.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.