Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania
(edition 2021)

General information

 

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General information

 

Size and number of farms, 2005, 2007, 2013 and 2016

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Number of farms, unitsAverage size of farms, ha252,946230,272171,797150,31711.111.616.819.6Number of farmsAverage size of farms by agricultural land2005200720132016080,000160,000240,000320,00006121824

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Number of farms in counties, 2016

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Utilised agricultural area

 

Utilised agricultural area amounted to 2.9 million hectares in 2020. Arable land accounted for the largest share (2.2 million hectares). In 2020, against 2019, utilised agricultural area decreased by 1.1 per cent.

 

 


Arable land  
2,249.4 thousand ha  

 

 




Sown area  
2,187.1 thousand ha

 

 




Meadows and pastures  
658.0 thousand ha 

   

 




Orchards and berry plantations  
29.5 thousand ha



 

 

Utilised agricultural area used by agricultural producers, 2016–2020

Thous. ha

Created with Highcharts 6.1.42,954.12,935.32,947.22,975.02,942.82016201720182019202005001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500

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Gross value added, at current prices, seasonally and calendar unadjusted, 2016–2020

 

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

EUR million

per cent

EUR million

per cent

EUR million

per cent

EUR million

per cent

EUR million

per cent

Total by economic activity

34,997.0

100

37,981.9

100

40,927.7

100

43,900.9

100

44,467.9

100

A Agriculture, forestry and fishing

1,209.0

3.5

1,482.8

3.9

1,310.7

3.2

1,517.8

3.5

1,602.6

3.6


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Number of persons employed in agriculture, full-time, 2005, 2007, 2013 and 2016

Created with Highcharts 6.1.417,76120,69927,62932,8426,4297,9225,0717,501Farmers’ and family farmsAgricultural companies and enterprises2005200720132016010,00020,00030,00040,000

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Mineral fertilizers used in agriculture, 2017–2020

Tonnes

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4160,237.4167,149.2159,432.7178,603.0185,778.750,884.253,761.551,360.952,586.954,512.771,413.475,940.371,594.272,025.374,632.2Nitrogen (N)Phosphate (P2O5)Potash (K2O)20162017201820192020050,000100,000150,000200,000

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Organic farms

 

Organic production farms 2016–2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Utilized agricultural area, haNumber of farms, units221,665.1234,134.0239,691.2242,118.3235,470.82,5392,4782,4762,4172,230Agricultural land haNumber of farms units20162017201820192020080,000160,000240,000320,00008001,6002,4003,200

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Utilized organic agricultural area, 2016–2020

Hectares

Created with Highcharts 6.1.46,219.26,219.25,779.95,779.95,990.55,990.55,386.15,386.14,752.74,752.770,961.478,552.685,024.385,915.282,142.6144,484.5149,801.2148,676.5150,817148,575.6Arable landPermanent grasslandPermanent crops20162017201820192020050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000

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Organic crop production

 

Structure of organic crop production, 2020

   

Cereals (including seeds)  
292,361.8 tonnes

 

   

Root crops  

75,862.1 tonnes

 

 

Industrial crops  
12,350.0 tonnes

 

  


Fresh vegetables  
3,868.1 tonnes

 

 



Permanent crops  
4,456.0 tonnes

 

 

 

Created with Highcharts 6.1.475.2%75.2%19.5%19.5%3.2%3.2%1.1%1.1%1.0%1.0%Cereals (including seeds)Root cropsIndustrial cropsPermanent cropsFresh vegetables

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Yield of organic agricultural crops, 2020

Tonnes

Created with Highcharts 6.1.47,850.37,850.33,882.83,882.82,945.02,945.02,887.92,887.92,850.72,850.72,813.42,813.41,500.81,500.8RapeFresh vegetables and strawberriesSeeds (apples, pears and other)PotatoesTubers root and onion vegetablesSoyBerries01,2002,4003,6004,8006,0007,2008,400

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Cereals (including seeds), 2016–2020

Tonnes

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4121,986.3172,934.4154,506.1249,596.5292,361.820162017201820192020050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000

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Cereals (including seeds), 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.445.4%45.4%31.4%31.4%6.6%6.6%2.4%2.4%14.2%14.2%WheatOats and spring cereal mixturesRye and winter cereal mixturesBarleyOther cereals

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Number of organic animals and poultry

 

Cattle, 2016–2020

At the end of the year, units

Created with Highcharts 6.1.49,3349,33410,41610,41611,34711,34711,89411,89412,61412,6149,5169,51614,70614,70614,43914,43914,15314,15313,76413,76418,96418,96432,14832,14832,09832,09832,30932,30932,35932,359Cattle for slaughterDairy cowsOther cattle2016201720182019202005,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000

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Sheep, 2016–2020

At the end of the year, units

Created with Highcharts 6.1.48,5278,52710,59810,59811,40111,40110,80510,8059,7889,78812,75512,75516,24216,24212,75712,75712,27112,27110,48810,488Ewes and ewes-lambs breeding femalesOther sheep2016201720182019202005,00010,00015,00020,000

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Other animals, 2016–2020

At the end of the year, units

Created with Highcharts 6.1.418018011211214214213113117217267674224224124124324324144141,1741,1741,0541,0541,0601,060761761677677PigsHorsesGoats2016201720182019202002004006008001,0001,2001,400

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Poultry, 2016–2020

At the end of the year, units

Created with Highcharts 6.1.47,3427,34213,45913,45916,71916,71910,10810,10812,20812,2082016201720182019202005,00010,00015,00020,000

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Beehives, 2016–2020

At the end of the year, units

Created with Highcharts 6.1.49949941,0981,0988838839029021,0921,0922016201720182019202002505007501,0001,250

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Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin, total by the Combined Nomenclature, EUR million

Imports, total by the Combined Nomenclature, EUR million

 

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