Environment · 2018

Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)

Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport): Kaunas City Municipality comes top with 74.1% and Varėna District Municipality comes last with 1.2%. The median across 60 municipalities is 2.8%.

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1Kaunas City Municipality74.1%2Panevėžys City Municipality63.3%3Alytus City Municipality60.0%
#MunicipalityCountyShare of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)
1Kaunas City MunicipalityKaunas County74.1%
2Panevėžys City MunicipalityPanevėžys County63.3%
3Alytus City MunicipalityAlytus County60.0%
4Šiauliai City MunicipalityŠiauliai County55.2%
5Klaipėda City MunicipalityKlaipėda County44.5%
6Vilnius City MunicipalityVilnius County40.5%
7Palanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda County23.2%
8Visaginas MunicipalityUtena County19.4%
9Kaunas District MunicipalityKaunas County6.1%
10Klaipėda District MunicipalityKlaipėda County5.7%
11Marijampolė MunicipalityMarijampolė County4.8%
12Kretinga MunicipalityKlaipėda County4.2%
13Mažeikiai District MunicipalityTelšiai County4.1%
14Jonava District MunicipalityKaunas County3.9%
15Druskininkai MunicipalityAlytus County3.8%
16Elektrėnai MunicipalityVilnius County3.6%
16Vilkaviškis District MunicipalityMarijampolė County3.6%
16Vilnius District MunicipalityVilnius County3.6%
19Kėdainiai District MunicipalityKaunas County3.5%
20Joniškis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County3.4%
20Kaišiadorys District MunicipalityKaunas County3.4%
22Pasvalys District MunicipalityPanevėžys County3.3%
22Radviliškis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County3.3%
24Skuodas District MunicipalityKlaipėda County3.2%
25Pakruojis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County3.1%
26Prienai District MunicipalityKaunas County3.0%
27Plungė District MunicipalityTelšiai County2.9%
27Tauragė District MunicipalityTauragė County2.9%
27Ukmergė District MunicipalityVilnius County2.9%
30Akmenė District MunicipalityŠiauliai County2.8%
30Raseiniai District MunicipalityKaunas County2.8%
30Utena District MunicipalityUtena County2.8%
33Telšiai District MunicipalityTelšiai County2.7%
34Birštonas MunicipalityKaunas County2.6%
34Kupiškis District MunicipalityPanevėžys County2.6%
34Šiauliai District MunicipalityŠiauliai County2.6%
37Kalvarija MunicipalityMarijampolė County2.5%
37Šakiai District MunicipalityMarijampolė County2.5%
39Panevėžys District MunicipalityPanevėžys County2.4%
40Biržai District MunicipalityPanevėžys County2.3%
40Neringa MunicipalityKlaipėda County2.3%
40Pagėgiai MunicipalityTauragė County2.3%
43Anykščiai District MunicipalityUtena County2.2%
43Kazlų Rūda MunicipalityMarijampolė County2.2%
43Kelmė District MunicipalityŠiauliai County2.2%
46Alytus District MunicipalityAlytus County2.1%
46Trakai District MunicipalityVilnius County2.1%
48Jurbarkas District MunicipalityTauragė County2.0%
48Molėtai District MunicipalityUtena County2.0%
48Šilalė District MunicipalityTauragė County2.0%
48Širvintos District MunicipalityVilnius County2.0%
52Rokiškis District MunicipalityPanevėžys County1.9%
52Šilutė District MunicipalityKlaipėda County1.9%
54Švenčionys District MunicipalityVilnius County1.8%
55Ignalina District MunicipalityUtena County1.7%
56Šalčininkai District MunicipalityVilnius County1.6%
57Rietavas MunicipalityTelšiai County1.5%
57Zarasai District MunicipalityUtena County1.5%
59Lazdijai District MunicipalityAlytus County1.3%
60Varėna District MunicipalityAlytus County1.2%

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)”?

Kaunas City Municipality ranks first for “Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)”, with 74.1%.

What is the median for “Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)”?

The median across the 60 ranked municipalities is 2.8%.