Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania (edition 2023)

Forests

 

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Forests

 

Forest land, 2019–2023
Thous. ha

 

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Forest land area according to Land Assessment

2,158.9

2,156.0

2,153.3

2,149.9

2,149.9

Forest land area according to Forest Assessment

2,197.1

2,200.2

2,202.2

2,205.1

2,207.6

Productive forest area (stands)

2,058.6

2,061.8

2,062.6

2,064.6

2,066.3

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Forest coverage by county, 2023
Per cent

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Productivity of stands, 2019–2023
m³ 1 ha

 

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Alytus county

272

268

268

264

269

Kaunas county

236

235

235

236

236

Klaipėda county

244

232

232

232

233

Marijampolė county

268

126

263

264

264

Panevėžys county

228

218

218

219

219

Šiauliai county

205

202

202

201

203

Tauragė county

251

239

239

239

240

Telšiai county

227

216

216

216

217

Utena county

241

227

227

227

228

Vilnius county

258

261

261

262

262

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Wood, 2019–2023
100 thousand m³

Created with Highcharts 6.1.45,016.25,016.24,879.64,879.64,911.04,911.05,720.15,720.15,766.05,766.02019202020212022202308001,6002,4003,2004,0004,8005,6006,400

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Wood by county, 2023
100 thousand m³

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Volume of wood per capita, m3, 2019–2023

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4198198200200202202204204202202201920202021202220230255075100125150175200225

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Area of damaged plants and stands in State forests, 2018–2022
Hectares

Created with Highcharts 6.1.41,7351,7355,2535,2536,9126,9124,7204,7204,7634,7637,3007,30010,44310,44311,68011,6808,4688,4688,4718,471Control appliedEmerged new area2018201920202021202201,5003,0004,5006,0007,5009,00010,50012,00013,500

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Area of damaged plants and stands in State forests, by reason, 2022

Control applied

Emerged new area

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Pests of trunks and young trees63.2%Pests of trunks and young trees63.2%Abiotic damage33.9%Abiotic damage33.9%Tree diseases2.8%Tree diseases2.8%Animal damage0.1%Animal damage0.1%

 

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Pests of trunks and young trees40.3%Pests of trunks and young trees40.3%Abiotic damage20.9%Abiotic damage20.9%Animal damage16.8%Animal damage16.8%Needle and leaf gnawing beetles17.2%Needle and leaf gnawing beetles17.2%Tree diseases8.9%Tree diseases8.9%

 

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Area of plants and forest stands treated with sanitary protection measures, 2018–2022
Hectares

Created with Highcharts 6.1.426,01326,01328,04628,04635,81635,81628,19928,19930,17230,17220182019202020212022010,00020,00030,00040,000

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Area of plants and forest stands treated with sanitary protection measures, 2022

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Chemical measures7.3%Chemical measures7.3%Biological measures1.2%Biological measures1.2%Other measures excluding biological and chemical91.4%Other measures excluding biological and chemical91.4%

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Area of dead plants and stands by reason, 2018–2022
Hectares

Created with Highcharts 6.1.44311641371223171,1161126324676176281185104206101Tree diseasesAbiotic damageInsectsOther damage2018201920202021202202505007501,0001,2501,500

Source: State Forestry Service.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.


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