Environment · 2018

Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)

Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers): Neringa Municipality comes top with 40.2% and Alytus City Municipality comes last with 0.8%. The median across 60 municipalities is 4.8%.

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1Neringa Municipality40.2%2Visaginas Municipality13.8%3Šiauliai District Municipality10.5%
#MunicipalityCountyShare of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)
1Neringa MunicipalityKlaipėda County40.2%
2Visaginas MunicipalityUtena County13.8%
3Šiauliai District MunicipalityŠiauliai County10.5%
4Kazlų Rūda MunicipalityMarijampolė County8.8%
4Palanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda County8.8%
6Jonava District MunicipalityKaunas County8.2%
7Švenčionys District MunicipalityVilnius County8.0%
8Trakai District MunicipalityVilnius County7.8%
9Varėna District MunicipalityAlytus County7.3%
10Kaunas District MunicipalityKaunas County6.3%
10Širvintos District MunicipalityVilnius County6.3%
12Akmenė District MunicipalityŠiauliai County6.0%
13Kelmė District MunicipalityŠiauliai County5.9%
13Tauragė District MunicipalityTauragė County5.9%
13Zarasai District MunicipalityUtena County5.9%
16Rietavas MunicipalityTelšiai County5.8%
17Rokiškis District MunicipalityPanevėžys County5.7%
17Šalčininkai District MunicipalityVilnius County5.7%
19Elektrėnai MunicipalityVilnius County5.5%
20Anykščiai District MunicipalityUtena County5.4%
20Ignalina District MunicipalityUtena County5.4%
22Jurbarkas District MunicipalityTauragė County5.2%
22Klaipėda City MunicipalityKlaipėda County5.2%
22Radviliškis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County5.2%
25Prienai District MunicipalityKaunas County5.1%
25Ukmergė District MunicipalityVilnius County5.1%
27Šiauliai City MunicipalityŠiauliai County5.0%
27Telšiai District MunicipalityTelšiai County5.0%
29Kaišiadorys District MunicipalityKaunas County4.9%
29Vilnius District MunicipalityVilnius County4.9%
31Kėdainiai District MunicipalityKaunas County4.8%
31Molėtai District MunicipalityUtena County4.8%
33Druskininkai MunicipalityAlytus County4.6%
34Kupiškis District MunicipalityPanevėžys County4.3%
35Birštonas MunicipalityKaunas County4.2%
36Panevėžys District MunicipalityPanevėžys County3.9%
37Alytus District MunicipalityAlytus County3.8%
37Kalvarija MunicipalityMarijampolė County3.8%
39Kretinga MunicipalityKlaipėda County3.7%
40Joniškis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County3.6%
41Šilalė District MunicipalityTauragė County3.5%
42Klaipėda District MunicipalityKlaipėda County3.4%
43Lazdijai District MunicipalityAlytus County3.3%
43Plungė District MunicipalityTelšiai County3.3%
45Pakruojis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County3.2%
45Šilutė District MunicipalityKlaipėda County3.2%
47Pagėgiai MunicipalityTauragė County3.1%
48Biržai District MunicipalityPanevėžys County3.0%
48Raseiniai District MunicipalityKaunas County3.0%
48Šakiai District MunicipalityMarijampolė County3.0%
51Utena District MunicipalityUtena County2.9%
52Marijampolė MunicipalityMarijampolė County2.8%
53Skuodas District MunicipalityKlaipėda County2.5%
54Mažeikiai District MunicipalityTelšiai County2.2%
54Vilnius City MunicipalityVilnius County2.2%
56Vilkaviškis District MunicipalityMarijampolė County1.9%
57Kaunas City MunicipalityKaunas County1.8%
57Pasvalys District MunicipalityPanevėžys County1.8%
59Panevėžys City MunicipalityPanevėžys County1.4%
60Alytus City MunicipalityAlytus County0.8%

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Official bathing watersBathing waters rated excellent (share of classified sites)Bathing waters rated sufficient or poor (share of classified sites)E. coli, median of the season's samplesIntestinal enterococci, median of the season's samplesShare of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap)Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean)Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means)Average altitude of the areaAverage slope of the terrainShare of the area with a slope above 15°Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures)Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed)Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs)Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)Sealed soil: average imperviousness densityShare of land area that is built-upBuilt-up surface per inhabitantIncrease in built-up surface since 1975Increase in built-up surface since 2000Share of the municipality's area in national parks, strict reserves and sanctuariesArea of national parks, strict reserves and sanctuariesShare of the municipality's area in Natura 2000 sites

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)”?

Neringa Municipality ranks first for “Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)”, with 40.2%.

What is the median for “Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)”?

The median across the 60 ranked municipalities is 4.8%.