Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania
(edition 2021)

Air quality, pollution

 

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Air quality, pollution

 

The highest annual average concentration of particulate matter PM10 recorded in urban areas, µg/m3, 2019

Data of air quality monitoring stations

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The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

The highest annual average concentration of sulfur dioxide recorded in urban areas, µg/m3, 2019

Data of air quality monitoring stations

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The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

The highest annual average concentration of nitrogen dioxide recorded in urban areas, µg/m3, 2019

Data of air quality monitoring stations

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The amount of pollutant emissions into the atmosphere, 2019

Thous. tonnes

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The amount of pollutant emissions into the atmosphere by source of air emissions, 2019

Thous. tonnes

 

Ammonia

Carbon monoxide

Nitrogen oxides

Volatile organic compounds

Sulphur oxides

Public electricity and heat production

0.72

7.30

3.34

0.38

0.47

Road transport: passenger cars

0.13

8.45

8.06

0.38

0.84

Road transport: heavy duty vehicles and buses

0.02

4.32

17.11

0.26

0.52

Residential: stationary

0.69

81.76

1.59

2.99

9.43

Domestic solvent use including fungicides

-

-

-

-

3.48

Food and beverages industry

-

-

-

-

4.46

Manure management – dairy cattle

3.58

-

0.04

0.21

3.08

Manure management – non-dairy cattle

1.89

-

0.02

0.11

2.01

Manure management – swine

1.65

-

0.02

0.45

0.36

Inorganic N-fertilizers (includes also urea application)

10.88

-

7.08

-

-

Animal manure applied to soils

10.69

-

1.13

-

3.24


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Pollutant emission into ambient air from stationary sources, 2019–2020

Tonnes

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The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Pollutant emission into ambient air from stationary sources, by county, 2020

Tonnes

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Greenhouse gas emissions, total (CO2 equivalent)*, 2015–2019

Thous. tonnes

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* Excluding LULUCF and memo items

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Greenhouse gas emissions*, 2015–2019

Thous. tonnes

 

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Carbon dioxide

13,319.5

13,351.1

13,571.8

13,696.2

13,923.1

Methane

134.3

130.7

128.3

120.3

118.1

Nitrous oxide

10.2

10.0

10.1

9.6

9.8

Hydrofluorocarbones (CO2 equivalent)

567.8

722.3

719.0

571.7

568.7

Sulphur hexafluoride (CO2 equivalent)

5.3

4.6

7.7

6.4

5.1

Nitrogen trifluoride (CO2 equivalent)

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

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* Excluding LULUCF and memo items

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Carbon dioxide by sector, 2015–2019

Thous. tonnes

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Number of electric road vehicles at the end of the year, 2012–2020

Units

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Air emissions from households 

Air emissions according to NACE