Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of primary energy from fossil fuels was 81.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels 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
Lithuania recorded 81.7% for share of primary energy from fossil fuels in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Lithuania peaked at 97.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2003.
That places Lithuania 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 84.0% | — |
| 1986 | 81.9% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 74.7% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 73.8% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 75.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 64.2% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 64.1% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +54.6% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 81.7% | -3.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 81.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.7%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 81.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from fossil fuels 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 | +54.6% | 62.9% | 97.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.7% | 74.7% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 61.4% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 55.2% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 81.7% | 92.6% | 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 fossil fuels in Lithuania?
- Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Lithuania was 81.7% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Lithuania ranks 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from fossil fuels rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.