Deforestation statistics for Lithuania



Lithuania: Demographic data

Population (2022)2,722,289
Annual population growth rate (2022)-1.40%
Population density (people/sq km)43
Net migration-32,780
Fertility rate1.7
Median age45
Urban population share71%


Lithuania: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 62,674
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 2,336,241
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 37.3%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 349,123
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 14.9%


Lithuania: Annual forest and tree cover data

Lithuania: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 7,962
2002: 10,345
2003: 8,916
2004: 13,101
2005: 20,385
2006: 17,450
2007: 16,037
2008: 15,203
2009: 14,408
2010: 21,667
2011: 21,735
2012: 17,603
2013: 13,923
2014: 15,972
2015: 15,794
2016: 25,532
2017: 25,804
2018: 19,750
2019: 24,565
2020: 22,971




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Alytaus289,7515,2848,87115,32617,92247,40316.4%
Vilniaus464,7739,71916,45514,61122,53863,32313.6%
Kauno250,9708,54810,56610,50213,52243,13817.2%
Klaipedos158,7753,6754,8224,7357,55720,78913.1%
Marijampoles101,5362,3893,8153,2275,40614,83814.6%
Panevezio234,4597,53110,0278,61412,37738,55016.4%
Šiauliai238,9588,73510,8379,81512,48641,87217.5%
Taurages140,2884,0815,5535,0717,61322,31815.9%
Telšiai159,3775,5675,0815,2417,76923,65914.8%
Utenos297,3405,1788,7367,88611,43033,23011.2%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
UtenosZarasų60,3301,2211,7991,5232,0316,57510.9%
AlytausDruskininkų1,475419410372.5%
AlytausLazdijų68,2811,1661,6601,9743,7488,54912.5%
AlytausVarėnos175,4303,3666,07811,61812,33133,39419.0%
VilniausŠalčininkų74,7351,6943,0222,3393,35410,41013.9%
VilniausŠirvintų30,9347751,0719131,5674,32614.0%
VilniausŠvenčionių106,1942,5394,4173,4965,65116,10315.2%
VilniausTrakų84,3251,5272,4852,7873,95610,75512.8%
VilniausUkmergės48,2061,4392,1141,8112,7458,11016.8%
VilniausVilniaus120,3801,7453,3473,2645,26513,62011.3%
KaunoBirštono8828436222.5%
KaunoJonavos36,2741,3731,5341,4052,5016,81418.8%
KaunoKaišiadorių44,5151,6031,9631,9992,2137,77717.5%
KaunoKauno54,8121,9562,7032,4232,8539,93518.1%
KaunoKėdainių41,9261,7451,8901,6152,6047,85418.7%
KaunoPrienų36,2759791,4101,9281,7036,02016.6%
KaunoRaseinių36,2858831,0611,1281,6434,71513.0%
KlaipedosKlaipėdos39,6909271,2231,1411,9045,19513.1%
KlaipedosKretingos35,3241,1841,5371,4472,1366,30517.8%
KlaipedosNeringos7,236352721925751,07314.8%
KlaipedosPalangos4,25252648521313.1%
KlaipedosŠilutės50,8771,1821,4181,5342,0936,22812.2%
KlaipedosSkuodo21,3973413463727981,8578.7%
MarijampolesMarijampolės43,7211,0601,7231,3542,2536,38914.6%
MarijampolesŠakių41,4801,0671,6711,5062,5666,81016.4%
MarijampolesVilkaviškio16,3352624223675871,63810.0%
PanevezioBiržų44,2551,6502,1191,7022,4947,96518.0%
PanevezioKupiškio32,4361,0921,4861,1671,5425,28716.3%
PanevezioPanevėžio74,2532,3393,3892,9174,36913,01417.5%
PanevezioPasvalio22,1085618016491,3083,32015.0%
PanevezioRokiškio61,4071,8892,2332,1792,6638,96414.6%
ŠiauliaiAkmenės35,0921,2851,2301,3281,7785,62016.0%
ŠiauliaiJoniškio21,5496841,0508591,3363,93018.2%
ŠiauliaiKelmės53,1511,3491,5391,4021,8946,18411.6%
ŠiauliaiPakruojo25,3928451,1531,2141,7554,96719.6%
ŠiauliaiRadviliškio41,2411,4681,8441,7042,2967,31117.7%
ŠiauliaiŠiaulių62,5333,1044,0223,3083,42613,86122.2%
TauragesJurbarko58,6531,8822,7712,5113,68110,84418.5%
TauragesŠilalės35,3379269199451,4134,20311.9%
TauragesTauragės46,2981,2731,8621,6152,5197,27015.7%
TelšiaiMažeikių30,5439379241,0021,4604,32314.2%
TelšiaiPlungės76,5132,9172,6672,5463,98812,11815.8%
TelšiaiTelšių52,3211,7131,4901,6932,3217,21813.8%
UtenosAnykščių65,7011,5092,3062,3753,2619,45014.4%
UtenosIgnalinos61,6431,1562,1001,9632,6507,86912.8%
UtenosMolėtų59,2357181,4401,1531,9505,2608.9%
UtenosUtenos50,4315751,0928711,5384,0768.1%
AlytausAlytaus44,5667481,1141,7291,8325,42412.2%


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2019 forest data for Lithuania | Archived forest data for Lithuania | Forest data for Lithuania

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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