Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Lithuania
Lithuania: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 132,189 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Lithuania, 1992–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 132,189 ha for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Lithuania peaked at 141,779 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 117,981 ha, in 2005.
Lithuania ranks 16th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138,115 ha | 131,674 ha | 141,779 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 123,017 ha | 117,981 ha | 128,792 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,697 ha | 124,527 ha | 130,552 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,189 ha | 132,189 ha | 132,189 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More climate change data for Lithuania
- Share co2 vs population 0.0119 (2100)
- Population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 2.89 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 2.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.1% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 4.39 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 1.61 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 4.39 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 4.39 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Lithuania?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Lithuania was 132,189 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 141,779 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,981 ha in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.