Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lithuania
Lithuania: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0226 sq. km per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0226 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
61st
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0232 sq. km per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0176 sq. km per person
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lithuania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lithuania is 0.0226 sq. km per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lithuania peaked at 0.0232 sq. km per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 sq. km per person, in 1991.
Lithuania ranks 61st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.018 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.019 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.02 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0211 sq. km per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.023 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0226 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 2.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0226 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 sq. km per person, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.021 sq. km per person | 0.0231 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 0.0192 sq. km per person | 0.0208 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.018 sq. km per person | 0.0176 sq. km per person | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 0.0187 sq. km per person | 0.0206 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 sq. km per person | 0.0211 sq. km per person | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.023 sq. km per person | 0.0226 sq. km per person | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 58 Mozambique 0.0231 sq. km per person compare
- 59 Croatia 0.0228 sq. km per person compare
- 60 Belarus 0.0227 sq. km per person compare
- 62 Montenegro 0.0223 sq. km per person compare
- 63 Colombia 0.0216 sq. km per person compare
- 64 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0215 sq. km per person compare
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 surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lithuania?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lithuania was 0.0226 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0232 sq. km per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 sq. km per person in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area 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)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.