Share of primary energy from gas in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of primary energy from gas was 26.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas 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 gas in Lithuania stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Lithuania peaked at 47.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1993.
Lithuania ranks 37th of 77 countries on this measure, 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 gas in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22.4% | — |
| 1986 | 24.3% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +35.4% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +63.5% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 26.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 26.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 | +63.5% | 27.3% | 44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 16.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 32.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 25.0% | 35.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- 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 gas in Lithuania?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Lithuania was 26.6% 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 gas recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Lithuania ranks 37th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.