Share of electricity generation from oil in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of electricity generation from oil was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Lithuania, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 5.8% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.1% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Lithuania peaked at 19.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2003.
That places Lithuania 104th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.8% | — |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -35.5% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -42.0% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +77.7% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +54.0% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -51.3% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -34.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +47.2% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +160.9% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -58.2% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -18.0% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +35.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 7.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 4.3% | 12.6% | 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 oil in Lithuania?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Lithuania was 5.8% 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 oil recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Lithuania ranks 104th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. 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.