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Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania (edition 2023)
Animal production
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Cattle
In 2023, compared to 2022, the number of cattle increased by 2.1 per cent. However, in the six-year period (in 2023, compared to 2018), the number of cattle decreased by 5.2 per cent. Since 2018, the number of dairy cows has been decreasing every year: in 2023, compared to 2022, their number decreased by 0.4 per cent, compared to 2018 – by 17.8 per cent. The largest share of cattle (in 2023, 79.8 per cent) was recorded in farmers’ and family farms. As on 31 December 2022, the number of cattle in organic production farms totalled 57.9 thousand (9 per cent of total number of cattle).
As of 1 January 2023, there was a total of 641.9 thousand cattle held on Lithuanian farms (farmers’ and family farms, agricultural companies and enterprises), of which 224.2 thousand – dairy cows.
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Number of cattle, 2018–2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Number of cattle by county, 2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Pigs
As of 1 January 2023, Lithuanian farms held
517.4 thousand pigs
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In 2023, compared to 2022, the number of pigs decreased by 9.8 per cent, compared to 2018 – decreased by 15.4 per cent. The share of sows in the total number of pigs as on 1 January 2018–2023 remained similar and made up 5.9 per cent in 2023. However, unlike cattle, pigs were mostly grown by agricultural companies and enterprises – 90.2 per cent of total number of pigs held in Lithuania in 2023.
Number of pigs, 2018–2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Number of pigs by county
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Sheep and goats
In 2023, against 2022, the number of sheep decreased by 0.9 per cent. As on 31 December 2022, the number of sheep in organic production farms totalled 17.2 thousand (12.7 per cent of total number of sheep). For the past six years, the number of goats remained similar. In 2023, compared to 2022, the number of goats increased by 2.1 per cent and amounted to 15 thousand. Agricultural companies and enterprises held a very small number of sheep and goats, almost all of these animals (in 2023, 98 per cent) were grown on farmers’ and family farms.
As of 1 January 2023, 135.6 thousand sheep
were held in the country.
As of 1 January 2023, 15 thousand goats
were held in the country.
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Number of sheep and goats, 2018–2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Poultry
As of 1 January 2023,
Lithuanian farms held
9.9 million poultry
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Most of the poultry held (98 per cent) were hens, from which 38.5 per cent (3.7 million) were laying hens. Other types of poultry were held in small numbers: there were 174.7 thousand turkeys, 13.5 thousand ducks, 5.7 thousand geese. In 2023, against 2022, the number of poultry increased by 10 per cent. The majority (86.4 per cent) of poultry was held by agricultural companies and enterprises.
Number of hens, 2018–2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Number of poultry by county
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Other farm animals
Number of horses, 2018–2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Number of rabbits, 2018–2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Number of beehives, 2018–2023
At the beginning of the year, thousand
Source: Data 2019–2023 provided by the state enterprise Agricultural Data Center
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
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In 2022, 351.2 thousand tonnes of meat were produced (live weight). Most of it was made up by poultry – 45.4, pork – 28.4, beef and veal – 25.4, other meat – 0.8 per cent. In 2022, 261.6 thousand tonnes of meat (carcass weight, offal included) were produced. In 2022, against 2021, meat production (carcass weight, offal included) on Lithuanian farms increased by 0.8 per cent.
Meat produced, 2018–2022
Thous. tonnes
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Animals and poultry sold for slaughter, 2022
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In 2022, milk yield totalled 1.5 million tonnes. Cow milk made up 99.7 per cent of the total milk yield. In 2022, against 2021, milk yield increased by 3 per cent. Average milk yield per cow in 2022, compared to 2021, increased by 5.1 per cent.
Milk yield, 2018–2022
Thous. tonnes
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
In 2022, the number of eggs collected totalled 816.6 million (by 6.8 per cent less than in 2021).
Eggs collected, 2018–2022
Million pcs.
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
In 2022, the amount of wool shorn totalled 290 tonnes, or by 9.2 per cent more than in 2021.
Wool shorn, 2018–2022
100 kg
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Production by county, 2022
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
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Purchase and prices of animal products
Purchase of animals and poultry, 2018–2022
Live weight, thous. tonnes
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Purchase prices of animals and poultry (live weight), 2018–2022
EUR t
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Purchase and prices of milk (actual fat content), 2018–2022
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.
Sale and prices of eggs, 2018–2022
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Sales price of agricultural land
Rent price of agricultural land
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