Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 10.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Lithuania, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 10.0% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Lithuania peaked at 18.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Lithuania 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +138.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +124.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +339.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +75.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -24.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 8.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 10.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 5.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 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 | +339.2% | 0.7% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 3.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 10.0% | 17.6% | 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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Lithuania?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Lithuania was 10.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Lithuania ranks 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.