Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania (edition 2023)

Waste

 

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Waste


Waste generation, 2019–2021
Tonnes

Created with Highcharts 6.1.45,407,659.05,407,659.04,851,000.44,851,000.45,163,534.85,163,534.81,440,242.81,440,242.81,551,356.41,551,356.41,729,899.41,729,899.4GeneratedGenerated during pretreatment20192020202101,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,000

Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

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

 

Largest amounts of waste collected and generated, 2021
Thous. tonnes

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Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

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

 

Waste treatment by treatment method, 2019–2021
Thous. tonnes

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Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

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

 

 

 

 

In 2022, the amount of waste generated in agriculture, forestry and fisheries totalled 718.3 thousand tonnes, and against 2020, it decreased by 17.8 per cent.

 

Generation of waste in agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Thous. tonnes

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

 

Over the past ten years, waste generation in agriculture, forestry and fisheries continuously decreased, and in 2022, against 2012, decreased by 1.8 times.

In 2022, forest felling residues, green residues and mixed municipal waste accounted for 55.6 per cent of total waste (in 2020, 71.1 per cent).

 

Waste generated in agriculture, forestry and fisheries by types

Per cent

Atliekų rūšis

2012

2020

2022

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

Forest felling waste

11.5

20.9

15.3

Green residues

33.7

24.0

25.0

Mixed municipal waste

18.3

26.2

15.3

Metal waste

3.9

4.0

4.9

Mineral waste, not otherwise specified (glass wool, perlite, soil, stones, etc.)

4.4

2.7

9.6

Wood waste (scrap, sawdust, chips, etc.)

2.6

2.0

1.7

Packaging waste

1.0

3.0

4.4

Other waste

24.6

17.2

23.8

 

In 2022, the main share (37.7 per cent) of waste generated was used on farms. Heat treatment and incineration clinker and ash and green residues accounted for its major portion treated on the farms. 26.8 per cent of the waste generated was delivered to waste managers; glass and plastic packaging waste accounted for its major portion. 15.8 per cent of the waste generated was delivered to other users, a substantial part of it – forest felling residues waste. A certain portion of waste was incinerated – most often, for energy generation. Total share of incinerated waste, generated in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stood at 4.1 per cent, mainly – wood and wood packaging waste. 2.3 per cent of waste generated was disposed on the site on farms, e.g. buried in the ground or tipped in the quarries.

Not all of the waste generated was treated in the same year. By the end of 2022, 13.3 per cent of waste still remained untreated.

 

Waste treated in agriculture, forestry and fisheries by types of management, 2022

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Using on the farm 37.7%Using on the farm 37.7%Delivered to waste managers 26.8%Delivered to waste managers 26.8%Delivered to other users 15.8%Delivered to other users 15.8%Incineration 4.1%Incineration 4.1%Disposal on the farm 2.3%Disposal on the farm 2.3%Amount at the end of the year 13.3%Amount at the end of the year 13.3%

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

 

Statistical survey of waste generation and management in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in 2022 was carried out according to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics. In the course of the survey, agricultural companies, forestry and fisheries state enterprises, public and private companies, farmers’ and family farms were interviewed.