Lithuania Key Figures
- Population:
- 2.83 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 1.89 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 27.1%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 48.2 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 4.11 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 6.95%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita is 2.4 toe and 4000 kWh for electricity (2022); those consumption rates are 18% and 27% below the EU average, respectively.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
In 2022, total energy consumption dropped by 12% (6.8 Mtoe), after rising by 2% between 2015 and 2021.
The energy intensity to GDP fell by 4%/year between 2000 and 2022, compared to 2%/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 (8.4 Mt in 2022, 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 (6.3 Mt of exports for 1 Mt of imports in 2022).
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Oil Products Consumption
Oil consumption has been rising by 2.3%/year since 2014, reaching 2.9 Mt (2022). 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 2022, transport consumed nearly 2/3 of the country's oil products (65%), followed by power generation with 21%.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Natural Gas Consumption
Natural gas consumption dropped by 21% in 2022 to 1.5 bcm 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. It remained quite stable between 2016 and 2021 at around 2.2 bcm, after falling rapidly between 2011 and 2016 (-6%/year).
Industry accounted for 58% of total gas consumption in 2022 (including non-energy uses, mainly fertiliser production), followed by the residential-tertiary sector (17%) and power plants (16%).
Interactive Chart Lithuania Natural Gas Domestic Consumption
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Coal Consumption
Coal consumption has been fluctuating around 0.4 Mt since 2005 (0.4 Mt in 2022).
Buildings (residential-services sector) absorb 43% of the consumption, while industry (mainly non-metallic minerals) accounts for 51% (2022).
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Power Consumption
Electricity demand increased by 2.3%/year between 2010 and 2021, and fell by 4% in 2022 to 11.5 TWh. Previously, it had grown strongly between 2000 and 2008 (+4.6%, on average).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Industry absorbs 33% of electricity consumption, services 29%, and the residential sector 29% (2022). Those shares have remained broadly stable since 2000.
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022,%)
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 (29.6% in 2022, of which 51.5% for heating, 26.5% for power, and 6.7% for transport). The target set for renewables in 2030 in the updated NECP Draft is 55% 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, but fell by 58% between 1990 and 2021 (20.3 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 55% by 2030 compared to 1990.