Renewable energy consumption in Lithuania
Lithuania: Renewable energy consumption was 57,859 TJ 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 TJ.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 57,859 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Lithuania peaked at 57,859 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12,088 TJ, in 1991.
Lithuania ranks 94th of 233 countries on this measure, 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 | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,374 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 12,088 TJ | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 12,167 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 18,124 TJ | +49.0% |
| 1994 | 19,291 TJ | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 19,709 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 21,349 TJ | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 21,829 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 24,045 TJ | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 25,231 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 26,895 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 28,594 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 30,352 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 31,572 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 32,968 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 33,840 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 35,605 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 36,598 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 38,622 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 38,577 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 42,570 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 44,837 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 48,282 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 51,772 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 55,507 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 57,859 TJ | +4.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 57,859 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,858 TJ, 9.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 57,859 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57,859 TJ, 1.0× the median. (57 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 | +49.0% | 12,167 TJ | 18,124 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,621 TJ | 12,088 TJ | 25,231 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,362 TJ | 26,895 TJ | 38,622 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,138 TJ | 42,570 TJ | 57,859 TJ | 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 57,859 TJ 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 57,859 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,088 TJ in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Lithuania ranks 94th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste