Lithuania Key Figures
- Population:
- 2.80 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 5.00 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 25.1%
Data of the last year available: 2021
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 55.0 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 4.51 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 7.11%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita is 2.7 toe and 4300 kWh for electricity (2021); those consumption rates are 12% and 24% below the EU average, respectively.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Total energy consumption has been increasing by 2%/year since 2015 to 7.6 Mtoe in 2021.
The energy intensity to GDP fell by 3.5%/year between 2000 and 2019, compared to 2.3%/year in the European Union.
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Crude Oil Production
Apart from a marginal production of around 30 kt, Lithuania imports all its crude oil (8 Mt in 2021, mainly from Russia. It is refined at the Mazeikiai refinery which has a capacity of 15 Mt/year, and which operates at around 2/3 of its capacity. The country is a net exporter of oil products (6 Mt of exports for 1 Mt of imports in 2021).
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Oil Products Consumption
Oil consumption has been rising by 2.8%/year since 2014, reaching 2.9 Mt (2021). It had remained broadly stable at around 2.5 Mt between 2000 and 2014, after nearly halving between 1992 and 2002.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
In 2021, transport consumed nearly 2/3 of the country's oil products (67%), followed by power generation with 16%.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2021, %)
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Natural Gas Consumption
Natural gas consumption remained stable between 2016 and 2021 at around 2.2 bcm, after a rapid fall between 2011 and 2016 (-6%/year). According to Amber Grid, gas consumption fell by 35% in 2022, due to high gas prices that reduced domestic fertilizer production and gas-fired power generation, a warmer winter, and the decision to use oil in Vilnius district heating.
Industry accounted for 65% of total gas consumption in 2021 (including non-energy uses, mainly fertiliser production), followed by power plants (18%) and the residential-tertiary sector (17%).
Interactive Chart Lithuania Natural Gas Domestic Consumption
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Coal Consumption
Coal consumption has been fluctuating around 0.4 Mt since 2005 (0.3 Mt in 2021).
Buildings (residential-services sector) absorb 43% of the consumption, while industry (mainly non-metallic minerals) accounts for 51% (2021).
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2021, %)
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Power Consumption
Electricity demand has increased by 2.4%/year since 2010, apart from a dip in 2020 (11 TWh), and reached 12 TWh in 2021. Previously, it had grown strongly between 2000 and 2008 (+4.6%, on average).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Industry absorbs 32% of electricity consumption, services 29%, and the residential sector 28% (2021). Those shares have remained broadly stable since 2000.
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2021,%)
Renewable in % Electricity Production
The target of the National Renewable Energy and Climate Action Plan of a 23% share of renewables in final energy consumption has been exceeded since 2016 (26.8% in 2020, of which 50.4% for heating, 20.2% for power, and 5.5% for transport). The target set for renewables in 2030 in the NECP is 45% of final consumption.
In 2021, the government announced the expected investment (€10 bn) to bring the share of green power to 50% by 2025 and 100% by 2050.
Interactive Chart Lithuania Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
GHG emissions have remained broadly stable since 2009 and were 57% below 1990 levels in 2019 (20.4 Mt). They had decreased by nearly 60% between 1990 and 2000 and risen by 30% between 2000 and 2007, offset by significant drops in 2008 and 2009.
Lithuania aims to cap the increase in GHG emissions in sectors covered by the EU ETS to 15% compared to the 2005 level (15.5 MtCO2eq). Ahead of the COP 21, Lithuania's NDC includes a binding GHG emission reduction of 40% by 2030 compared to 1990.