Total natural resource rents in Lithuania
Lithuania: Total natural resource rents was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Lithuania, 1995–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Lithuania stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Lithuania peaked at 1.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.4% | — |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -31.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 72% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +30.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Lithuania?
- Total natural resource rents in Lithuania was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for total natural resource rents?
- Lithuania ranks 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.