Environment · 2026
Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap)
Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap): Neringa Municipality comes top with 100.0% and Visaginas Municipality comes last with 0.0%. The median across 59 municipalities is 6.2%.
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Regions compared
Averages weighted by “Area”.
- Alytus County20.1%
- Utena County16.0%
- Telšiai County13.8%
- Vilnius County13.4%
- Klaipėda County11.7%
- Tauragė County7.4%
- Šiauliai County6.6%
- Marijampolė County6.2%
- Panevėžys County4.1%
- Kaunas County3.0%
Other rankings on the same theme
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 samplesFine 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 natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)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 the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap)”?
Neringa Municipality ranks first for “Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap)”, with 100.0%.
What is the median for “Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap)”?
The median across the 59 ranked municipalities is 6.2%.