Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Lithuania, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.6% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +130.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -21.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +130.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Lithuania?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Lithuania was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).