Share of primary energy from hydropower in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of primary energy from hydropower was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from hydropower 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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from hydropower in Lithuania is 0.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from hydropower in Lithuania peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.
Lithuania ranks 50th of 80 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 hydropower in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +44.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +60.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +34.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -26.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +82.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -22.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 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 hydropower in Lithuania?
- Share of primary energy from hydropower in Lithuania was 0.5% 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 hydropower recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from hydropower recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Lithuania ranks 50th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from hydropower rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.