Waste — Emissions Share in Lithuania
Lithuania: Waste — Emissions Share was 17.84 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 17.84 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Lithuania peaked at 34.68 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15 %, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 130th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15 % | — |
| 1993 | 16.99 % | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 19.32 % | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 21.35 % | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 21.74 % | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 21.22 % | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 21.81 % | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 23.71 % | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 25.53 % | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 28.88 % | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 31.99 % | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 29.27 % | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 28.5 % | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 28.84 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.89 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 30.49 % | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 33.39 % | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 33.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.83 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 33.99 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 34.68 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.13 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 34.66 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.68 % | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 27.18 % | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 26.84 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.57 % | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 28.87 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 25.43 % | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 23.17 % | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 19.06 % | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 17.84 % | -6.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 17.84 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 60% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 17.84 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.14 % | 15 % | 23.71 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.89 % | 25.53 % | 33.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.64 % | 26.84 % | 34.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.38 % | 17.84 % | 25.43 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More climate change data for Lithuania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.73 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,997 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 590.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 85.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 854.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 843.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Lithuania?
- Waste — emissions share in Lithuania was 17.84 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.68 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 % in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for waste — emissions share?
- Lithuania ranks 130th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.