Share of primary energy from coal in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of primary energy from coal was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from coal in Lithuania, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from coal in Lithuania stood at 1.4%.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Lithuania peaked at 6.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2001.
Lithuania ranks 59th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.2% | — |
| 1986 | 6.6% | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -26.6% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +43.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +76.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -37.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -20.6% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -21.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4%, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More energy & mining data for Lithuania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Lithuania?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Lithuania was 1.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Lithuania ranks 59th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.