Lithuania's forest cover rose from 31.5 % in 1994 to 35.2 % in 2023.
Lithuania · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Lithuania's forest area rose from 19,750 km in 1994 to 22,054 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
100th of 213 · 35th in Europe & C. Asia
Lithuania's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 16.9 % in 2013 to 18.0 % in 2025.
Lithuania's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 49.9 % in 1994 to 45.9 % in 2023.
Lithuania's arable land (% of land area) fell from 41.3 % in 1994 to 36.8 % in 2023.
Air
Lithuania's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 29.7 in 1994 to 10.7 in 2023.
Water
Lithuania's water stress fell from 28.1 % in 1995 to 1.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
66th of 181 · 18th in Europe & C. Asia
Lithuania's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 4,198 in 1993 to 5,460 in 2022.
Access
Lithuania's safe drinking water rose from 69.8 % in 2000 to 96.7 % in 2024.
Lithuania's safe sanitation rose from 82.0 % in 2000 to 96.4 % in 2024.