|
| |
Table 26.
Percentage of rural population (in apskritis).
|
County
(Apskritis)
|
Rural
population (per cent)
|
|
Lithuanian average
|
31.6
|
|
Above
average urban population
|
|
Vilnius
|
20.5
|
|
Kaunas
|
25.8
|
|
Klaipėda
|
27.8
|
|
Above
average rural population
|
|
Marijampolė
|
49.2
|
|
Tauragė
|
55.5
|
|
Utena
|
45.1
|
|
About
average rural population
|
|
Panevėžys
|
38.6
|
|
Telšiai
|
38.1
|
|
Šiauliai
|
37.6
|
|
Alytus
|
39.2
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
1998
Table
27. Percentage of areas classified as less-favoured areas
|
County
|
Utilized Agricultural Area (hectares)
|
Less favoured areas (hectares)
|
Percentage
|
|
Alytus
|
189923
|
37483
|
19.7
|
|
Kaunas
|
441643
|
14822
|
3.4
|
|
Klaipėda
|
307968
|
20148
|
6.5
|
|
Marijampolė
|
290818
|
9670
|
3.3
|
|
Panevėžys
|
471478
|
15851
|
3.4
|
|
Šiauliai
|
527663
|
33438
|
6.3
|
|
Tauragė
|
200531
|
29783
|
14.9
|
|
Telšiai
|
199909
|
50208
|
25.1
|
|
Utena
|
325715
|
87496
|
26.9
|
|
Vilnius
|
383983
|
61785
|
16.1
|
|
Total in
Lithuania
|
3339631
|
360684
|
10.8
|
Source: Lithuanian Agricultural Economics
Institute, 1998
Table 28.
Crops ('000 ha), 1993 -1998
|
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
Grain
crops
|
1288.9
|
1247.9
|
1053.0
|
1115.6
|
1214.1
|
1173.6
|
|
Flax
|
4.5
|
9.8
|
13.2
|
5.6
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
|
Rape
|
2.0
|
12.0
|
13.9
|
11.8
|
22.1
|
38.6
|
|
Sugar beet
|
34.7
|
26.6
|
24.3
|
31.2
|
35.2
|
30.0
|
|
Potatoes
|
121.9
|
116.5
|
124.5
|
125.3
|
121.2
|
136.3
|
|
Vegetables
|
25.0
|
27.5
|
25.8
|
29.4
|
26.8
|
28.1
|
|
Other
|
1227.3
|
1180.8
|
1117.6
|
1192.2
|
1149.8
|
1230.7
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
1999
Table 29.
Livestock (in thousand).
|
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
Cattle
|
1701.0
|
1384.3
|
1152.4
|
1065.1
|
1054.1
|
1016.3
|
|
of which cows
|
678.1
|
614.9
|
586.0
|
589.9
|
615.3
|
582.8
|
|
Pigs
|
1196.2
|
1259.8
|
1270.0
|
1127.6
|
1205.2
|
1200.1
|
|
Sheep
|
45.0
|
40.0
|
32.3
|
28.2
|
26.1
|
18.5
|
|
Goats
|
10.4
|
12.4
|
14.6
|
16.9
|
18.7
|
24.0
|
|
Horses
|
81.3
|
78.2
|
77.6
|
81.4
|
81.8
|
78.5
|
|
Poultry
|
8728.2
|
8848.8
|
8444.2
|
7775.4
|
7446.7
|
7423.2
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
1999
Table 30.
Farm structure trends, 1993 - 1997.
|
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
|
Agricultural Companies
|
|
Number of farms
|
3,483
|
2,880
|
2,611
|
1,660
|
1495
|
|
Average size, ha
|
450.0
|
378.0
|
306.3
|
371.6
|
337.9
|
|
Share of total agric. land, percent
|
41.2
|
32.2
|
23.9
|
18.1
|
15.1
|
|
|
Family Farms
|
|
Number of farms (thousand)
|
111.5
|
134.6
|
165.8
|
196.0
|
200.0
|
|
Average size, ha
|
8.8
|
8.5
|
7.8
|
7.6
|
7.3
|
|
Share of total agric. land, percent
|
25.9
|
32.1
|
37.2
|
42.1
|
43.8
|
|
|
Household Plots
|
|
Number of farms (thousand)
|
404.0
|
396.7
|
378.4
|
342.7
|
327.6
|
|
Average size, ha
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
|
Share of total agric. land, percent
|
26.5
|
27.9
|
27.5
|
24.5
|
21.5
|
|
|
Other users of state land
|
|
Share of total agric. land, percent
|
5.9
|
7.3
|
10.8
|
14.0
|
18.9
|
|
|
Urban dwellers' garden plots
|
|
Share of total agric. land, percent
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
Source:The Ministry of Agriculture –
Unpublished material, 1998
Table 31.
Productivity - yields (100 kg per hectare).
|
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
Grain
|
21.0
|
17.6
|
18.5
|
24.2
|
25.1
|
24.0
|
|
Potatoes
|
145
|
94
|
128
|
163
|
151
|
136
|
|
Vegetables
|
147
|
98
|
140
|
145
|
149
|
145
|
|
Sugar beet
|
246
|
173
|
284
|
255
|
284
|
316
|
|
Flax fibre
|
3.8
|
4.5
|
7.1
|
8.4
|
8.3
|
9.0
|
|
Eggs pcs/hen
|
209
|
225
|
245
|
254
|
246
|
271
|
|
Milk, kg per cow
|
2910
|
2925
|
3010
|
3093
|
3205
|
3384
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
1999
Table 32.
Quality of milk
|
Percentage
of total raw milk purchased
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
|
10%
|
14%
|
|
Grade I
|
12%
|
15%
|
|
Grade II
|
78%
|
64%
|
|
Non – qualified
|
0.1%
|
7%
|
|
Cooled milk
|
…
|
52%
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
1999
Table 33.
Indicators of food processing industry in 1997
|
Activity
|
Number of
enterprises
|
Capacity
utilization
%
|
Approximate
number of
employees
|
|
|
Total
|
Big
|
Medium
|
Small
|
|
|
|
Production,
processing of meat and meat product
|
228
|
7
|
17
|
204
|
20
|
6200
|
|
|
Processing
and preserving of fish products
|
115
|
7
|
20
|
88
|
40
|
3000
|
|
|
Processing
and preserving of fruits and vegetables
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
15
|
…..
|
|
|
Manufacture
of vegetable and animal oils and fats
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
100
|
260
|
|
|
Manufacture
of dairy products
|
45
|
10
|
10
|
25
|
40
|
11000
|
|
|
Manufacture
of grain mill products, starches and starch products
|
…..
|
…..
|
…..
|
…..
|
…..
|
…..
|
|
|
Manufacture
of prepared animal feeds
|
44
|
7
|
12
|
25
|
34
|
3000
|
|
|
Manufacturing
of sugar products
|
4
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
85
|
590
|
|
|
Manufacture
of other food products
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
85
|
…..
|
|
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, 1998
Table 34.
Self-sufficiency of main agricultural products, 1997-1998
|
|
Meat and meat products
|
Milk and milk products
|
Eggs,mill
|
Grain products
|
Potatoes
|
Vegetables
|
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
Usable
production
|
200.9
|
202.3
|
1949.7
|
1928.0
|
798.2
|
792.6
|
3051.7
|
2820.9
|
1829.8
|
1849.2
|
46.4
|
44.8
|
|
Total
domestic use
|
190.3
|
204.6
|
1059.3
|
929.7
|
746.5
|
733.2
|
2901.1
|
2814.2
|
1958
|
1834.2
|
372.3
|
424.0
|
|
Human
consumption
|
183.0
|
195.6
|
709.7
|
692.1
|
645.8
|
636.0
|
548.0
|
542.1
|
459.5
|
483.3
|
259.4
|
288.0
|
|
Self-sufficiency,
%
|
106
|
99
|
203
|
208
|
107
|
108
|
105
|
100
|
93
|
100
|
111
|
104
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
1999
Table 35.
Exports of Lithuanian agricultural produce (CN commodity groups)
|
Tons
|
EU
|
CIS and
Russia
|
Baltic
States
|
Others
|
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
Meat and
edible meat offal (02)
|
|
Exports
|
1175.0
|
394.4
|
12269.6
|
1859.2
|
3908.2
|
1407.1
|
1567.7
|
404.4
|
|
Imports
|
13431.6
|
15442.4
|
223.9
|
96.4
|
802.1
|
846.6
|
1951.6
|
1349.7
|
|
Fish and
crustaceans (03)
|
|
Exports
|
409.1
|
1205.4
|
24406.8
|
43866.8
|
422.3
|
407.1
|
881.2
|
673.5
|
|
Imports
|
43632.1
|
15960.7
|
1690.0
|
3697.1
|
1362.7
|
1189.3
|
13581.8
|
59600.1
|
|
Dairy
produce (04)
|
|
Exports
|
36879.0
|
28488.5
|
59902.8
|
59376.4
|
13070.0
|
13932.7
|
17064.0
|
28068.7
|
|
Imports
|
9014.5
|
6656.5
|
9662.2
|
4226.6
|
1058.2
|
3042.9
|
645.4
|
1295.5
|
|
Edible
vegetables (07)
|
|
Exports
|
2739.1
|
4851.1
|
13119.0
|
4939.6
|
3515.8
|
4939.6
|
2415.4
|
296.2
|
|
Imports
|
13615.6
|
19317.7
|
3258.1
|
270.2
|
68.8
|
270.2
|
9471.1
|
11308.9
|
|
Edible fruit
and nuts (08)
|
|
Exports
|
11887.7
|
3959.0
|
18253.4
|
3180.9
|
16117.8
|
3180.9
|
213.8
|
525.9
|
|
Imports
|
51105.0
|
69520.6
|
6860.4
|
125.1
|
858.1
|
125.1
|
42056.8
|
35026.9
|
|
Cereals (10)
|
|
Exports
|
61.7
|
32784.4
|
111892.3
|
14521.9
|
16591.1
|
14521.9
|
1981.9
|
21380.3
|
|
Imports
|
22715.3
|
5144.3
|
34269.5
|
4038.7
|
4817.8
|
4038.7
|
66621.6
|
9576.6
|
|
Animal or
vegetable fats and oils (15)
|
|
Exports
|
312.4
|
37.1
|
2956.3
|
267.3
|
928.9
|
267.3
|
64.7
|
55.2
|
|
Imports
|
43459.8
|
42638.7
|
3496.6
|
4337.5
|
4063.8
|
4337.5
|
5642.1
|
7094.7
|
|
Preparations
of meat and fish (16)
|
|
Exports
|
1958.9
|
2370.2
|
7864.1
|
969.5
|
404.1
|
969.5
|
3718.8
|
2959.3
|
|
Imports
|
280.3
|
367.2
|
7.2
|
2136.3
|
1307.4
|
2136.3
|
8.9
|
83.6
|
|
Sugar and
sugar confectionery (17)
|
|
Exports
|
2566.7
|
21942.4
|
8870.8
|
4701.3
|
1272.0
|
4701.3
|
3886.1
|
4788.0
|
|
Imports
|
8504.4
|
6598.3
|
12447.1
|
7461.2
|
7834.8
|
7461.2
|
9779.1
|
2405.1
|
|
Preparations
of cereals (19)
|
|
Exports
|
233.7
|
150.4
|
1994.6
|
293.1
|
456.5
|
293.1
|
76.3
|
220.8
|
|
Imports
|
5352.1
|
5231.2
|
455.7
|
884.5
|
506.8
|
884.5
|
7892.0
|
8822.2
|
|
Preparations
of vegetables and fruit (20)
|
|
Exports
|
2032.2
|
4728.9
|
10460.3
|
2579.0
|
2190.7
|
1900.4
|
92.9
|
1823.0
|
|
Imports
|
13633.3
|
11716.4
|
1482.8
|
3210.3
|
2374.5
|
3210.3
|
13042.1
|
14293.7
|
|
Potatoes,
fresh or chilled (0701)
|
|
Exports
|
184.8
|
|
4243.3
|
1126.8
|
64.4
|
51.3
|
|
|
|
Imports
|
293.0
|
1376.3
|
|
0.6
|
|
20.9
|
118.0
|
757.3
|
|
Birds' eggs
(0407)
|
|
Exports
|
|
|
1425.0
|
1681.0
|
2267.6
|
3230.7
|
|
|
|
Imports
|
28.3
|
90.3
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
267.9
|
1832.8
|
92.7
|
25.1
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
1999
Table
36. Occupational structure in rural areas, at the end of 1997
|
|
Number
of employees ('000)
|
Percentage
|
|
Total
rural employed population
|
475.5
|
100.0
|
|
of which agriculture
|
275.5
|
57.9
|
|
of which industry
|
43.6
|
9.2
|
|
of which construction
|
15.3
|
3.2
|
|
of which education
|
30.3
|
6.4
|
|
of which health care and social services
|
20.5
|
4.3
|
|
of which service sector
|
90,3
|
19.0
|
Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics –
Labour Force Survey, 1998
Table 37. The structure and number of employees of
Lithuanian fisheries sector in 1999
|
Fisheries
segment
|
No
of people employed
|
|
Fishing
in the seas
|
1200
|
|
Fishing
in the inland waters and aquaculture
|
1000
|
|
Fishing
infrastructure
|
500
|
|
Fish
processing
|
3000
|
|
Control,
inspection and protection of fish resources
|
102
|
|
Administration
|
20
|
|
Persons
from local administration, national parks, other institutions involved in
fisheries
|
More
than 740
|
Table 38. Fish and fishery products, production, import
and export, consumption 1995-1999
|
|
1995 m.
|
1996 m.
|
1997 m.
|
1998 m.
|
1999 m.
|
|
Fish and fish products,
(except caned), thousand t
|
-
|
15.5
|
19.1
|
21.1
|
29.0
|
|
Caned fish and other
sea products, thousand t
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
7.0
|
5.1
|
2.4
|
|
Import,
thousand t
|
53.7
|
75.6
|
85.4
|
91.5
|
46.8
|
|
mio. Lt
|
123.9
|
260.1
|
267.5
|
266.1
|
166.3
|
|
Export,
thousand t
|
44.2
|
56.0
|
54.9
|
65.6
|
27.1
|
|
mio. Lt
|
158.3
|
231.4
|
272.7
|
196.0
|
118.8
|
|
Consumption of fish and
fish products per capita, kg
|
9.9
|
11.4
|
11.4
|
12.5
|
12.0
|
Map 1.
Human settlements system in Lithuania
Map 2.
Population density in rural areas
Map
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