Results of the Agricultural Census 2020
(edition 2022)

Farms, land and land use

 

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According to the census data, as of 1 June 2020, there were 132.1 thousand farms producing agricultural products in Lithuania. Farms owned 3 million 85.9 thousand ha of land, of which 2 million 914.5 thousand ha – utilised agricultural land.

Over ten years, the number of farms in Lithuania decreased by 34 per cent, and since 2003 – by 51 per cent. Meanwhile, since 2010, the land area owned by farms increased by 2.7 per cent, utilised agricultural land area – by 6 per cent. In 2020, compared to 2003, the area of land increased by 9 per cent, utilized agricultural land area – by 17 per cent.

 

Change in the number of farms larger than 1 ha and utilised agricultural area

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Number of farms, unitsUtilized agricultural land area, ha272,111252,946230,272199,913171,797150,317132,0762,490,9582,792,0392,648,9492,742,5582,861,2482,924,6042,914,547Number of farmsUtilized agricultural land area2003200520072010201320162020120,000150,000180,000210,000240,000270,000300,0000600,0001,200,0001,800,0002,400,0003,000,0003,600,000

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Number of farms larger than 1 ha and utilised land, 2003–2020

 

Number of farms, units

Area of agricultural land, ha

Utilised agricultural land, total

Unutilised agricultural land, total

Wooded area

Other land

2020

132,076

2,914,547

16,518

110,890

43,912

2016

150,317

2,924,604

21,801

159,391

59,904

2013

171,797

2,861,248

28,853

162,449

72,815

2010

199,913

2,742,558

21,356

151,251

82,637

2007

230,272

2,648,949

10,893

163,515

84,800

2005

252,946

2,792,039

21,948

193,175

108,849

2003

272,111

2,490,958

46,328

203,405

86,099


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The 2020 Census showed that farmers’ and family farms made up 99.4 per cent of all active farms and owned the major part (86.3 per cent) of agricultural land. Agricultural companies and enterprises, which accounted for just 0.6 per cent of all farms, owned 13.7 per cent of agricultural land.

 

Categories of farms larger than 1 ha and their land area by type

 

Area of agricultural land, ha

Utilised agricultural land, total

Unutilised agricultural land, total

Wooded area

Other land

All farms larger than 1 ha

2020

2,914,547

16,518

110,890

43,912

2010

2,742,558

21,356

151,251

82,637

Farmers' and family farms

2020

2,517,754

11,052

107,103

37,716

2010

2,374,756

19,068

149,628

75,938

Agricultural companies and enterprises

2020

396,793

5,466

3,787

6,196

2010

367,802

2,288

1,623

6,699

Agricultural companies

2020

233,788

237

1,773

2010

239,900

506

506

2,889

Individual enterprises

2020

2,539

2010

5,461

8

14

Public, private, investment companies

2020

121,073

4,536

2,388

4,139

2010

92,758

1,399

982

2,536

Cooperative companies

2020

30,102

155

2010

21,143

41

10

149

State and other enterprises

2020

9,291

538

1,196

205

2010

8,540

342

117

1,111

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Over the decade, the largest decrease was observed in the number of farms with the utilised agricultural area of 2–5 ha, 1–2 ha and 5–10 ha (compared to 2010, by 52, 48 and 34 per cent respectively). In 2020, there were 5.8 thousand large farms (with more than 100 ha of agricultural area); they made up 4 per cent of all farms and owned more than half of the total utilised agricultural area. In 2010, there were 3.8 thousand such farms, which made up 2 per cent of all farms and owned 42 per cent of the total utilised agricultural area.

 

Farms larger than 1 ha by utilised agricultural area, 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Number of farms, unitsUtilized agricultural land area, ha1,81724,377130,802185,904238,946150,670196,077384,802463,394281,194165,068133,147558,349Number of farmsUtilized agricultural land area≥ 1 ha1–2 ha2–5 ha5–10 ha10–20 ha20–30 ha30–50 ha50–100 ha100–200 ha200–300 ha300–400 ha400–500 ha≤ 500 ha08,00016,00024,00032,00040,00048,00056,0000100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000

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Farms larger than 1 ha by area of utilised agricultural land

 

Number of farms, units

Area of agricultural land, ha

Utilised agricultural land, total

Arable land

Meadows and pastures

Orchards and berry plantations

2010

2020

2010

2020

2010

2020

2010

2020

2010

2020

All farms

199,913

132,076

2,742,558

2,914,547

2,114,821

2,237,321

605,873

650,322

20,116

19,525

Less than 1 ha

1,151

9,335

393

1,817

184

1,057

149

275

52

455

1–2 ha

31,419

16,365

46,194

24,377

23,102

10,713

21,759

12,755

1,279

820

2–5 ha

84,829

40,555

266,009

130,802

137,688

56,991

124,163

70,981

3,942

2,489

5–10 ha

39,897

26,288

276,810

185,904

154,243

89,653

119,243

93,460

3,053

2,342

10–20 ha

21,473

17,065

296,009

238,946

189,359

131,836

103,966

104,149

2,384

2,491

20–30 ha

6,638

6,156

160,596

150,670

115,146

89,505

43,924

58,986

1,305

1,480

30–50 ha

5,874

5,097

228,094

196,077

179,556

128,615

46,739

64,863

1,584

2,182

50–100 ha

4,830

5,424

328,409

384,802

275,440

289,052

50,844

92,982

1,913

2,256

100–200 ha

2,198

3,325

302,392

463,394

261,780

392,472

38,341

67,584

2,181

2,694

200–300 ha

682

1,165

164,739

281,194

148,103

250,605

15,769

28,791

853

1,221

300–400 ha

319

479

109,768

165,068

101,228

150,416

7,458

14,013

972

637

400–500 ha

173

295

76,889

133,147

69,937

123,437

6,665

8,822

286

279

More than 500 ha

430

527

486,256

558,349

459,055

522,969

26,853

32,659

312

177


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The 2020 Census results showed that, in terms of the form of ownership, private utilised agricultural land made up about 57 per cent, leased land – 40 per cent, other land – 3 per cent of the utilised agricultural area. Farmers owned more private (53 per cent) than leased (30 per cent) land, while agricultural companies and enterprises, on the contrary, owned more leased (10 per cent) than private (4 per cent) land.

 

Agricultural crops of farms larger than 1 ha in counties

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Utilised agricultural area by form of ownership, 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Private land of farmers’ and family farms53%Private land of farmers’ and family farms53%Leased land of farmers’ and family farms30%Leased land of farmers’ and family farms30%Leased land of agricultural companies and enterprises10%Leased land of agricultural companies and enterprises10%Private land of agricultural companies and enterprises4%Private land of agricultural companies and enterprises4%Other than those indicated3%Other than those indicated3%

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Utilised agricultural land of farms larger than 1 ha by form of ownership

 

Utilised agricultural land area, ha

Farms of all types

Farmers' and family farms

Agricultural companies and enterprises

2016

2020

2016

2020

2016

2020

Total by type of ownership

2,924,604

2,914,547

2,529,800

2,517,754

394,804

396,793

Private land

1,598,777

1,663,207

1,504,149

1,554,533

94,628

108,674

Leased land

1,288,400

1,167,381

994,760

887,304

293,641

280,078

Other than the indicated

37,426

83,959

30,891

75,918

6,535

8,041


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The average farm size (by area of agricultural land) increased from 13.8 hectares in 2010 to 22.2 hectares in 2020.

 

Average size and number of farms larger than 1 ha, 2003–2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Number of farms, unitsAverage size of farms by agricultural land, ha272,111252,946230,272199,913171,797150,317132,0769,311,111,613,816,819,622,2Number of farmsAverage size of farms2003200520072010201320162020060,000120,000180,000240,000300,0000510152025

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In 2020 compared to 2010, the average size of a farmer’s or family farm, in terms of agricultural area, increased from 12 to 19.3 ha, of an agricultural company or enterprise – decreased from 572.9 to 500.3 ha.

 

Average size of a farm lager than 1 ha in terms of agricultural area, 2010 and 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.412.0572.919.3500.320102020Farmers’ and family farmsAgricultural companies and enterprises0100200300400500600700

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In 2020, arable land of farms larger than 1 ha made up about 77 per cent of the total utilised agricultural area, perma­nent grassland and meadows – about 22 per cent, fruit and berry plantations – 1 per cent, area under nurseries and other permanent crops – less than 1 per cent.

 

Distribution of utilised agricultural area, 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Arable land77%Arable land77%Permanent grassland and meadows22%Permanent grassland and meadows22%Fruit and berry plantations1%Fruit and berry plantations1%Nurseries and other permanent crops0%Nurseries and other permanent crops0%

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Use of utilised agricultural land on farms larger than 1 ha

 

Utilised agricultural land area, ha

Farms of all types

Farmers' and family farms

Agricultural companies and enterprises

2010

2020

2010

2020

2010

2020

Utilised agricultural area

2,742,558

2,914,547

2,374,756

2,517,754

367,802

396,793

Arable land

2,114,821

2,237,321

1,774,688

1,873,969

340,133

363,352

Sown area

1,996,043

2,175,877

1,671,157

1,819,419

324,886

356,458

Fallows

118,778

61,444

103,531

54,550

15,247

6,894

Meadows and natural pastures

605,873

650,322

580,642

623,385

25,231

26,937

Orchards and berry plantations

20,269

20,725

18,169

18,723

2,100

2,002

Nurseries and other permanent crops

1,283

6,179

994

1,677

289

4,502

Greenhouses

312

×

263

×

49

×

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In 2020, on farmers’ and family farms, men accounted for more than half (55 per cent), women – for 45 per cent of all farmers (farm owners).

 

Use of agricultural land on farmers’ and family farms by sex of the farm holder, 2020

 

Number of farms, units

Utilised agricultural land area, ha

Males and females

Males

Females

Males and females

Males

Females

Utilised agricultural land, total

129,602

70,712

58,890

2,517,754

1,839,567

678,187

Arable land

119,583

65,983

53,600

1,873,969

1,449,561

424,408

Sown area

119,295

65,832

53,463

1,819,419

1,407,661

411,758

Fallows

15,773

10,726

5,047

54,550

41,900

12,650

Meadows and pastures

97,102

51,774

45,328

623,385

377,224

246,161

Pome, stone fruits and berries

57,005

30,887

26,118

17,525

10,826

6,699

Walnuts

4,092

2,352

1,740

1,199

732

467

Nurseries

626

361

265

314

231

83

Pip, stone fruit trees and berries

472

282

190

1,362

993

369


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Average per farmers’ or family farm, 2020

Average per agricultural company and enterprise, 2020

 

In the EU, farms are grouped into 14 classes by economic size. The first – lowest – class includes farms with the eco­nomic size smaller than EUR 2,000. About 39 per cent of Lithuania’s farms are classified under this class. The thirteenth and fourteenth class – of the largest farms – includes farms with the economic size equal to or larger than EUR 1.5 million. There are just 108 such farms in Lithuania – mainly agricultural companies and enterprises.

 

Number and standard output of farms larger than 1 ha by economic size class, 2020*

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Farms by economic size classNumber of farms, unitsStandard output, EUR thous.50,192.172,914.9124,262.9149,433.1105,680.9196,851.3288,967.4426,514.8255,920.7628,584.4Number of farmsStandard outputIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXX–XIV08,00016,00024,00032,00040,00048,00056,00064,00072,000080,000160,000240,000320,000400,000480,000560,000640,000720,000

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Number and standard output of farms larger than 1 ha by economic size class of farms, 2020*

Classe by economic size

Number of farms, units

Utilised agricultural land area, thousand ha

Standard production, EUR thousand

Farms of all types

Farmers' and family farms

Agricultural companies and enterprises

Farms of all types

Farmers' and family farms

Agricultural companies and enterprises

Farms of all types

Farmers' and family farms

Agricultural companies and enterprises

I–XIV

132,076

131,272

804

2,914.5

2,517.8

396.8

2,299,322.5

1,791,321.6

508,000.9

I

51,746

51,704

42

160.9

160.6

0.3

50,192.1

50,155.9

36.3

II

25,477

25,462

15

129.9

129.6

0.4

72,914.9

72,870.6

44.3

III

21,882

21,838

44

196.2

194.8

1.4

124,262.9

123,988.6

274.3

IV

13,803

13,740

63

227.1

224.6

2.4

149,433.1

148,736.4

696.7

V

5,544

5,489

55

166.3

163.1

3.2

105,680.9

104,609.4

1,071.5

VI

5,519

5,443

76

297.4

290.0

7.4

196,851.3

194,036.1

2,815.2

VII

4,101

4,018

83

408.2

394.5

13.7

288,967.4

283,102.0

5,865.4

VIII

2,793

2,685

108

554.0

527.1

26.9

426,514.8

409,093.6

17,421.2

IX

759

673

86

306.8

264.8

42.0

255,920.7

224,987.4

30,933.2

X

192

146

46

131.5

97.2

34.3

115,869.2

87,795.2

28,074.1

XI

78

34

44

70.6

29.7

41.0

67,351.8

28,805.8

38,546.1

XII

74

26

48

86.2

25.8

60.4

91,791.2

32,143.6

59,647.6

XIII–XIV

108

14

94

179.3

16.0

163.3

353,572.2

30,997.0

322,575.0

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In 2020, according to the 2020 Census data, the value of standard output produced by all farms larger than 1 ha totalled EUR 2 billion 299.3 million. The major part (78 per cent) of the total standard output was produced by farmers’ and family farms.

In 2020, in terms of type of farming, farms engaged only in crop production and growing cereals, oil, leguminous, root crops, field vegetables and other crops accounted for the major proportion (43 per cent).

 

Number and standard output of farms larger than 1 ha by type of farming, 2020*

Number of farms, thousand Standard production, EUR million
Created with Highcharts 6.1.454.654.626.026.021.021.019.619.65.85.83.03.01.21.20.90.90.10.1Field cropsMixed cropping and livestock farmingMixed croppingGrazing livestockHorticultureMixed livestock farmingPermanent cropsGranivoresNon-classified farms01530456075

 

Created with Highcharts 6.1.41,165.21,165.2377.3377.361.661.6451.8451.840.540.524.524.514.414.4163.9163.90.00.0Field cropsMixed cropping and livestock farmingMixed croppingGrazing livestockHorticultureMixed livestock farmingPermanent cropsGranivoresNon-classified farms03006009001,2001,500

 

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Farms larger than 1 ha by type of farming, agricultural land and standard output, 2020* 

 

Number of farms, units

Standard production,EUR thousand

All farming types farms

132,076

2,299,322.5

Fieldcrops

54,565

1,165,197.8

Horticulture

5,757

40,543.0

Permanentcrops

1,165

14,439.1

Grazinglivestock

19,634

451,822.3

Granivores

892

163,898.3

Mixedcropping

21,044

61,601.7

Mixedlivestockfarming

2,981

24,521.3

Mixed cropping and livestock farming

25,965

377,299.0

Non-classifiedfarms

73

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Standard production in farms larger than 1 ha by all farming types in counties, 2020*

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Other profitable (non-agricultural) activities on farms larger than 1 ha

 

Farms of all types, units

Farmers' and family farms, units

Agricultural companies and enterprises, units

2010

2020

2010

2020

2010

2020

Total other profitable (non-agricultural) activities

1,507

1,976

1,363

1,721

144

255

Rural tourism

351

361

347

350

4

11

Handicraft

102

84

102

Provision of health, social or educational services

38

18

20

Processing of farm production

169

225

147

194

22

31

Wood and wooden ware production

111

94

106

5

Forestry

198

395

193

385

5

10

Aquaculture

16

12

4

5

Renewable energy production (for sale)

10

78

10

68

10

Contractual work (agricultural)

92

110

69

53

23

57

Contractual work (non-agricultural)

16

38

8

25

8

13

Other activities

513

643

423

493

90

150

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