Waste — Emissions Share in Lithuania

Lithuania: Waste — Emissions Share was 2.02 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.02 %
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
183rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.02 %
in 2023
All-time low
1.03 %
in 2011
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Lithuania, 1992–2023

00.511.521992200720231992: 1.2 %1993: 1.3 %1994: 1.5 %1995: 1.5 %1996: 1.4 %1997: 1.4 %1998: 1.3 %1999: 1.4 %2000: 1.3 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.3 %2003: 1.3 %2004: 1.3 %2005: 1.3 %2006: 1.3 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 1.2 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1 %2012: 1 %2013: 1.2 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.2 %2016: 1.4 %2017: 1.4 %2018: 1.6 %2019: 1.5 %2020: 1.5 %2021: 1.6 %2022: 1.9 %2023: 2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Lithuania is 2.02 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Lithuania peaked at 2.02 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.03 %, in 2011.

Lithuania ranks 183rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.37 % 1.19 % 1.52 % 8
2000s 1.27 % 1.17 % 1.34 % 10
2010s 1.27 % 1.03 % 1.61 % 10
2020s 1.76 % 1.51 % 2.02 % 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 181 Guinea-Bissau 2.07 % compare
  2. 181 Nicaragua 2.07 % compare
  3. 184 Mali 1.97 % compare
  4. 185 Brazil 1.82 % compare
  5. 186 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.78 % compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Lithuania?
Waste — emissions share in Lithuania was 2.02 % 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 2.02 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 % in 2011.
How does Lithuania rank for waste — emissions share?
Lithuania ranks 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.