Environment · 2018

Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)

Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons): Šilutė District Municipality comes top with 18.8% and Rietavas Municipality comes last with 0.0%. The median across 60 municipalities is 1.1%.

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1Šilutė District Municipality18.8%2Šiauliai City Municipality16.5%3Zarasai District Municipality11.1%
#MunicipalityCountyShare of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)
1Šilutė District MunicipalityKlaipėda County18.8%
2Šiauliai City MunicipalityŠiauliai County16.5%
3Zarasai District MunicipalityUtena County11.1%
4Klaipėda City MunicipalityKlaipėda County9.6%
5Molėtai District MunicipalityUtena County8.0%
6Kaunas City MunicipalityKaunas County7.9%
7Ignalina District MunicipalityUtena County7.8%
8Klaipėda District MunicipalityKlaipėda County7.7%
9Lazdijai District MunicipalityAlytus County6.7%
10Elektrėnai MunicipalityVilnius County5.9%
11Visaginas MunicipalityUtena County5.3%
12Birštonas MunicipalityKaunas County4.9%
13Alytus District MunicipalityAlytus County4.3%
14Kaunas District MunicipalityKaunas County3.5%
14Utena District MunicipalityUtena County3.5%
16Švenčionys District MunicipalityVilnius County3.4%
16Trakai District MunicipalityVilnius County3.4%
18Kaišiadorys District MunicipalityKaunas County2.6%
19Druskininkai MunicipalityAlytus County2.3%
19Pagėgiai MunicipalityTauragė County2.3%
21Rokiškis District MunicipalityPanevėžys County2.1%
22Telšiai District MunicipalityTelšiai County1.9%
23Prienai District MunicipalityKaunas County1.8%
24Alytus City MunicipalityAlytus County1.6%
24Plungė District MunicipalityTelšiai County1.6%
24Vilnius City MunicipalityVilnius County1.6%
27Vilnius District MunicipalityVilnius County1.4%
28Anykščiai District MunicipalityUtena County1.3%
29Panevėžys City MunicipalityPanevėžys County1.2%
29Varėna District MunicipalityAlytus County1.2%
31Šiauliai District MunicipalityŠiauliai County1.1%
31Širvintos District MunicipalityVilnius County1.1%
33Jurbarkas District MunicipalityTauragė County1.0%
33Kelmė District MunicipalityŠiauliai County1.0%
33Marijampolė MunicipalityMarijampolė County1.0%
33Šakiai District MunicipalityMarijampolė County1.0%
33Šalčininkai District MunicipalityVilnius County1.0%
38Kazlų Rūda MunicipalityMarijampolė County0.9%
38Kupiškis District MunicipalityPanevėžys County0.9%
38Raseiniai District MunicipalityKaunas County0.9%
38Tauragė District MunicipalityTauragė County0.9%
42Jonava District MunicipalityKaunas County0.8%
42Ukmergė District MunicipalityVilnius County0.8%
44Kėdainiai District MunicipalityKaunas County0.7%
44Vilkaviškis District MunicipalityMarijampolė County0.7%
46Biržai District MunicipalityPanevėžys County0.6%
46Mažeikiai District MunicipalityTelšiai County0.6%
46Radviliškis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County0.6%
49Akmenė District MunicipalityŠiauliai County0.5%
49Palanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda County0.5%
49Šilalė District MunicipalityTauragė County0.5%
52Kalvarija MunicipalityMarijampolė County0.4%
52Pakruojis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County0.4%
52Skuodas District MunicipalityKlaipėda County0.4%
55Joniškis District MunicipalityŠiauliai County0.3%
55Kretinga MunicipalityKlaipėda County0.3%
57Neringa MunicipalityKlaipėda County0.2%
57Panevėžys District MunicipalityPanevėžys County0.2%
59Pasvalys District MunicipalityPanevėžys County0.1%
60Rietavas MunicipalityTelšiai County0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)”?

Šilutė District Municipality ranks first for “Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)”, with 18.8%.

What is the median for “Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)”?

The median across the 60 ranked municipalities is 1.1%.