Environment in Lithuania

3,202 indicators covering environment for Lithuania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Arable land use per person 0.802 hectares per person 2023 up 3.7% 7th
Forest area 2.22 million hectares 2025 up 1.3% 105th
Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 up 2.4% 105th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.6648 2023 down 202.6% 112th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.0% 11th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 3.87 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 30.3% 7th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 1.28 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 53.0% 12th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.8% 7th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.8% 38th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 51.6% 31st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.9% 14th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.5% 51st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.0% 20th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.8% 46th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.5% 23rd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.7% 32nd
Plywood and LVL — Production 74,400 m3 2024 up 64.9% 64th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year 2024 down 153.6% 131st
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.1% 2nd
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.9% 6th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0245 1000 USD per person 2024 down 34.9% 30th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0298 t per person 2024 down 22.2% 25th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0618 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 46.6% 58th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0856 t per square kilometre 2023 down 53.6% 53rd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 115th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 9.97 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 9.5% 15th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 66.4% 8th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.8% 30th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 18.94 % change on previous year 2024 up 818.1% 4th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -18.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.0% 131st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 2 t 2024 down 33.3% 95th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 4 1000 USD 2024 down 33.3% 102nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -12.77 % change on previous year 2024 down 289.6% 145th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.573 m3 per person 2024 down 1.2% 29th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.7354 m3 per person 2024 down 6.7% 23rd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 1.12 m3 per person 2024 down 9.3% 17th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 2.65 m3 per person 2024 up 5.9% 11th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year 2024 down 128.6% 131st
Primary Forest — Area 27.28 1000 ha 2025 up 2.8% 91st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 33,098 t 2024 up 26.6% 74th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 24,849 1000 USD 2024 up 61.9% 75th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 3.33 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 13.5% 11th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 28.63 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 12.3% 11th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.2% 33rd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 53.7% 31st
Recovered paper — Import quantity 63,516 t 2024 down 27.3% 45th
Recovered paper — Import value 11,599 1000 USD 2024 down 21.9% 47th
Annual change in forest area 2,830 hectares 2025 down 16.8% 43rd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% 2025 down 17.9% 54th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2025 down 17.9% 53rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2,830 hectares 2025 down 16.8% 43rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0559 t per person 2024 down 57.1% 4th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 60,889 m3 2024 down 13.9% 47th
Fibreboard — Export value 29,589 1000 USD 2024 down 1.6% 45th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 18.94 % change on previous year 2024 up 818.1% 4th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 1.53 m3 per person 2024 up 20.8% 10th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -14.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 258.5% 147th
Forest land — Area 2,216 1000 ha 2025 up 1.3% 118th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 1,627 1000 ha 2025 up 1.5% 117th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 73.4 % 2025 up 0.2% 192nd