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 31 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.
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 141,601 ha | — |
| 1993 | 141,779 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 140,219 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 139,598 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 138,886 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 136,975 ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 134,186 ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 131,674 ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 128,792 ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 125,980 ha | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 123,138 ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 120,643 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 119,132 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 117,981 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 119,826 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 122,646 ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 125,444 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 126,586 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 125,852 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 124,547 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 125,395 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 124,527 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 126,263 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 126,198 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 126,022 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 127,744 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 129,869 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 130,552 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 132,189 ha | +1.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 132,189 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,802 ha, 2.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 132,189 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 4.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.73 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,997 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 590.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 85.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 854.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 843.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.18 kt (2050)
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 31 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.