Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania
(edition 2021)

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Land stock, 1 January 2021

Data provided by the National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture and state enterprise State Land Fund

 

Area, thous. ha

Structure, %

Total land area

6,528.6

100

Agricultural land

3,393.0

52.0

Forests

2,153.2

33.0

Roads

105.9

1.6

Built-up area

241.4

3.7

Land occupied by water bodies

267.3

4.1

Other land

367.8

5.6

 

Protected areas, 1 January 2021

Data provided by the State Cadastre of Protected Areas

 

Number

Area, ha

Percentage of the country’s territory

State reservations

6

19,450

0.30

National parks

5

144,021

2.21

Regional parks

30

448,958

6.88

State reserves

402

145,269

2.23

Municipal reserves

112

12,721

0.19

Biosphere reservation

1

18,574

0.28

Biosphere polygons

32

343,947

5.27

Recuperational plots

3

875

0.01

Natural landmarks

684

x

x

NATURA 2000 territories

564

129,243

1.98


Source: Land Fund
Protected areas

 

Area (land) at the beginning of the year, 1 January 2021, km²

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Thous. km2

 

Climate indicators recorded at meteorological stations, 2020

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