Forests in Lithuania

[1] Of these, around half are publicly owned, and one third are privately owned; the remainder is reserved for possible future privatization.

The dominant species are Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) (42%) and spruce (Picea abies) (22.8%).

The average age of the forest stands is 53 years.

[2] Lithuania encompasses about 65,200 square km.

Based on an estimated average of 100 trees per hectare, there are over 200 million trees in Lithuania.