TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for Lithuania

Deforestation data for Lithuania , 1990-2005. Lithuania 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 2,099,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 33.5
Other wooded land (hectares): 77000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 62,000
Total land area (hectares): 6,530,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 1,945,000 2,020,000 2,099,000 8000 0.4 16000 0.8 154,000 7.92 100
Other wooded land 80000 83000 77000 300 0.38 -1,200 -1.45 -3,000 -3.75 -485.54
Primary forests 20000 21000 26000 100 0.5 1,000 4.76 6000 30 900
Plantations 124000 137000 141000 1,300 1.05 800 0.58 17000 13.7 -44.3




Chart: Forest cover in Lithuania, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Lithuania, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Lithuania 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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