Tree Cover Loss in Lithuania

Lithuania: Tree Cover Loss was 29,532 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
29,532 hectares
Change on year
up 32.3%
World rank
61st
of 189 countries
All-time high
29,532 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
7,962 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Tree Cover Loss in Lithuania, 2001–2025

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k2001201320252001: 8.0k hectares2002: 10.3k hectares2003: 8.9k hectares2004: 13.1k hectares2005: 20.4k hectares2006: 17.4k hectares2007: 16.0k hectares2008: 15.2k hectares2009: 14.4k hectares2010: 21.7k hectares2011: 21.7k hectares2012: 17.6k hectares2013: 13.9k hectares2014: 16.0k hectares2015: 15.8k hectares2016: 25.5k hectares2017: 25.8k hectares2018: 19.8k hectares2019: 24.6k hectares2020: 23.0k hectares2021: 22.6k hectares2022: 23.7k hectares2023: 24.8k hectares2024: 22.3k hectares2025: 29.5k hectares

Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, tree cover loss in Lithuania stood at 29,532 hectares. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 32.3% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Lithuania peaked at 29,532 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,962 hectares, in 2001.

Lithuania ranks 61st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,756 hectares 7,962 hectares 20,385 hectares 9
2010s 20,234 hectares 13,923 hectares 25,804 hectares 10
2020s 24,323 hectares 22,314 hectares 29,532 hectares 6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 58 Chile 38,790 hectares compare
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  3. 60 Estonia 31,059 hectares compare
  4. 62 Italy 29,315 hectares compare
  5. 63 Cuba 27,997 hectares compare
  6. 64 Austria 27,575 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree cover loss in Lithuania?
Tree cover loss in Lithuania was 29,532 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 29,532 hectares in 2025.
What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 7,962 hectares in 2001.
How does Lithuania rank for tree cover loss?
Lithuania ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
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Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.