Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Lithuania

Protected areas in Lithuania in 2025 — 18.4%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 2 pp.

2025 18.4% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 213
Period maximum 18.4%2025
Period minimum 16.4%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Lithuania, 2013–20251616.51717.51818.520132015201720192021202320252013: 16.4%2014: 16.4%2015: 16.9%2016: 17.3%2017: 17.7%2018: 17.8%2019: 17.8%2020: 17.8%2021: 17.8%2022: 17.8%2023: 17.8%2024: 18.3%2025: 18.4%
Change over the period: +2 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lithuania

Lithuania 18.4%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.4 +0.1 pp
2024 18.3 +0.5 pp
2023 17.8 +0 pp
2022 17.8 +0 pp
2021 17.8 +0 pp
2020 17.8 +0 pp
2019 17.8 +0 pp
2018 17.8 +0.1 pp
2017 17.7 +0.4 pp
2016 17.3 +0.4 pp
2015 16.9 +0.5 pp
2014 16.4 +0 pp
2013 16.4

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.