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Forests in Lithuania

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Forests in Lithuania cover approximately one third of Lithuania's territory.{{citation|title=Forest area in the EU, 2020 (share of forest in total area, %)|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Forests,_forestry_and_logging}} 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. The largest forest is Dainava Forest at 1,290 km2.{{cite web|title=Dainavos giria|url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/dainavos-giria/}}

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! Largest forests

LocationForest area (km2)
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| Dainava Forest
(Druskininkai–Varėna Forest)

Alytus County1,290
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| Labanoras Forest
(Labanoras–Pabradė Forest)

Vilnius County/ Utena County738
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| Kazlų Rūda Forest

Marijampolė County/ Kaunas County470
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| Karšuva Forest
(Smalininkai–Viešvilė Forest)

Tauragė County359
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| Rūdninkai Forest

Vilnius County/ Alytus County329
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| Lavoriškės Forest
(Lavoriškės–Nemenčinė Forest)

Vilnius County275
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| Gaižiūnai Forest
(Rumšiškės–Gaižiūnai Forest)

Kaunas County239
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| Ažvinčiai-Minčia Forest

Utena County239
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| Kapčiamiestis Forest

Alytus County238
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| Rūdiškiai Forest
(Inkleriškės–Rūdiškiai Forest)

Vilnius County/ Alytus County195
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| Biržai Forest

Panevėžys County154
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| Šimonys Forest

Utena County
Panevėžys County		135
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| Kuliai Forest

Telšiai County
Klaipėda County		127
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| Žalioji Forest

Panevėžys County126
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| Sausašilis-Tumiškė Forest

Utena County99
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| Taujėnai Forest

Vilnius County83
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| Gitėnai Forest

Panevėžys County80
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| Pažižmė-Tryškiai Forest

Šiauliai County
Telšiai County		70
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| Troškūnai–Dabužiai Forest

Utena County69
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| Tauragė–Batakiai Forest

Tauragė County68
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| Girkančiai-Tyrelis Forest

Šiauliai County67
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| Ramuldava Forest

Utena County67
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| Begėdžiai-Radvietis Forest

Klaipėda County/ Tauragė County67
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| Gustoniai–Jakuboniai Forest

Panevėžys County66
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| Dusmena Forest

Alytus County/ Vilnius County65
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| Tyrelis Forest

Tauragė County64
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| Plokštinė-Stirbaičiai Forest

Telšiai County64
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| Klusiškiai Forest

Šiauliai County63
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| Prienai Forest

Kaunas County63
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| Žagarė Forest

Šiauliai County57
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| Latveliškiai-Agailiai Forest

Šiauliai County56
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| Raguva–Alančiai Forest

Panevėžys County54
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| Laukžemė–Palanga Forest

Klaipėda County54
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| Subartonys Forest

Alytus County53
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| Žalgiris-Pamarkija Forest

Telšiai County52
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| Rietavas Forest
(Judrėnai–Lėgai Forest)

Telšiai County/ Klaipėda County/ Tauragė County50
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| Dubrava Forest

Kaunas County50
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| Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest

Kaunas County50
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| Kazokiškės-Kaugonys Forest

Vilnius County/ Kaunas County48
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| Varluva–Babtai Forest

Kaunas County47
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| Tytuvėnai Forest

Kaunas County
Šiauliai County		45
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| Varnabūdė Forest

Marijampolė County44
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| Gražutė Forest

Utena County42
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| Šešuoliai Forest

Vilnius County40
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| Adutiškis Forest

Vilnius County39
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| Liaudiškiai–Mažuoliai Forest

Šiauliai County36
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| Pernarava-Šaravai Forest

Kaunas County33
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| Pagramantis Forest
(Pagramantis–Didkiemis Forest)

Tauragė County33
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| Balbieriškis Forest

Marijampolė County/ Kaunas County32
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| Medingėnai-Milašaičiai Forest

Telšiai County31
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| Josvainiai Forest

Kaunas County30
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| Krakės-Dotnuva Forest

Kaunas County29
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| Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest

Kaunas County28
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| Bukta Forest

Marijampolė County28
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| Kamanos Forest

Šiauliai County28
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| Tverai–Patyris Forest

Telšiai County28
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| Alsėdžiai-Pagermantė Forest

Telšiai County28
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| Alionys Forest

Kaunas County26
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| Punia Forest

Alytus County25
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| Vainutas Forest

Klaipėda County/ Utena County17
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| Taujėnai Forest

Vilnius County/ Panevėžys County15
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| Labūnava Forest

Kaunas County13
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| Paupys–Knyzlaukis Forest

Vilnius County12
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| Paupys Forest

Kaunas County/ Tauragė County12
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| Kurtuvėnai Forest

Šiauliai County12
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| Klišiai–Tyrai Forest

Klaipėda County11
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| Gruzdžiai–Gubernija Forest

Šiauliai County10
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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.

References

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