Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 37.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lithuania, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 37.5% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lithuania peaked at 37.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1991.
That places Lithuania 69th out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +59.5% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +92.8% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +4.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 37.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 3.0× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 37.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.1%, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +92.8% | 4.6% | 8.9% |
| 1992 | +59.5% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 2.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 21.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 31.7% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.5% compare
- 67 Melanesia 39.2% compare
- 68 Montenegro 38.5% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 36.5% compare
- 71 Comoros 36.1% compare
- 72 Portugal 35.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Lithuania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lithuania?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Lithuania was 37.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Lithuania ranks 69th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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