Lithuania, Europe
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Number of Protected areas
1,052
Polygons/Points ratio
100%
Polygons0%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 2 |
TOTAL | 5 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
17.02%
coverage11,013 km2
Land Area Protected64,697 km2
Total Land Area
Area marine
25.59%
coverage1,568 km2
Marine Area Protected6,126 km2
Total Marine AreaWarning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory. Learn how we calculate protected area coverage statistics
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ia | 6 | 0.57 |
II | 5 | 0.48 |
IV | 405 | 38.5 |
V | 32 | 3.04 |
VI | 32 | 3.04 |
Not Reported | 505 | 48.0 |
Not Applicable | 67 | 6.37 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 1038 | 98.67 | |
Not Reported | 14 | 1.33 |
National designations
6
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Nature Reserve | 404 |
Recuperational plot | 3 |
Biosphere Reserve | 1 |
State Park | 35 |
Biosphere polygon | 30 |
State Strict Reserve | 6 |
Regional designations
International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 7 |