Renewable energy consumption in Lithuania
Lithuania: Renewable energy consumption was 29.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Lithuania, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Lithuania stood at 29.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Lithuania peaked at 29.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1991.
That places Lithuania 81st out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +59.6% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +92.9% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +4.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 29.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 3.3× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 29.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +92.9% | 4.6% | 8.9% |
| 1992 | +59.6% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 2.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 21.5% | 29.0% | 6 |
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 renewable energy consumption in Lithuania?
- Renewable energy consumption in Lithuania was 29.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Lithuania ranks 81st out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption