Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Lithuania

Lithuania: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 132,189 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
132,189 ha
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
141,779 ha
in 1993
All-time low
117,981 ha
in 2005
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Lithuania, 1992–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k1992200620201992: 141.6k ha1993: 141.8k ha1994: 140.2k ha1995: 139.6k ha1996: 138.9k ha1997: 137.0k ha1998: 134.2k ha1999: 131.7k ha2000: 128.8k ha2001: 126.0k ha2002: 123.1k ha2003: 120.6k ha2004: 119.1k ha2005: 118.0k ha2006: 119.8k ha2007: 122.6k ha2008: 125.4k ha2009: 126.6k ha2010: 125.9k ha2011: 124.5k ha2012: 125.4k ha2013: 124.5k ha2014: 126.3k ha2015: 126.2k ha2016: 126.0k ha2017: 127.7k ha2018: 129.9k ha2019: 130.6k ha2020: 132.2k ha

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Lithuania, 1992 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Latvia 159,631 ha compare
  2. 14 Japan 142,303 ha compare
  3. 15 Sweden 135,050 ha compare
  4. 17 Norway 70,369 ha compare
  5. 18 Estonia 37,236 ha compare
  6. 19 Italy 23,195 ha compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
33 places, 997 data points, 1990–2020
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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.