Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania (edition 2023)

Energy balance

 

 

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Energy balance

 

In 2022, in the production of primary energy, firewood, wood and agricultural waste accounted for the main part – 62.4 per cent, while hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal energy and energy from chemical processes – 14 per cent.

 

Production of primary energy, 2018–2022
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Production of primary energy by type of fuel and energy, 2022

 

Firewood, wood and agricultural waste 53,178 TJ

 

 

 

Hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal energy and energy from chemical processes 11,964 TJ

 

 

 

Biogas and liquid biofuel (bioethanol, bio-ETBE (ethyl-tertio-butyl-ester), biodiesel (methyl ester) 8,311 TJ

 

 

 

Industrial and municipal waste 7,018 TJ

 

 

 

Crude oil, other input to refineries 1,146 TJ

 

 

 

Ambient heat 3,518 TJ

 

 

 

 

Peat 141 TJ


 

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Structure of primary energy production by type of fuel and energy, 2022

Created with Highcharts 6.1.462,4%62,4%14,0%14,0%9,7%9,7%8,2%8,2%5,6%5,6%Firewood wood and agricultural wasteHydropower wind solar geothermal energy and energy from chemical processesBiogas and liquid biofuel*Industrial and municipal wasteOther**

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Imports and exports by type of fuel and energy, 2022

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Imports

Exports
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4357,601357,601123,951123,95147,82747,82740,39240,3928,0008,0005,6585,6585,2305,2301,3701,370Crude oil other input to refineriesNatural gasPetroleum productsElectricityHard coal and ligniteBiogas and liquid biofuel*Firewood wood and agricultural wasteSecondary solid fuel**080,000160,000240,000320,000400,000480,000

 

 
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Structure of imports and exports of petroleum products, 2022

Imports

Exports
Created with Highcharts 6.1.473.7%73.7%12.5%12.5%3.9%3.9%9.9%9.9%Heavy petroleum products*Liquefied and non-liquefied gasesLight petroleum products**Other petroleum products***

 

 
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*Heavy petroleum products (transport diesel, fuel oil, light heating oil)
**Light petroleum products (motor gasoline, aviation gasoline, kerosene and gasoline type jet fuel, naphtha)
***Other petroleum products (petroleum coke, bitumen, lubricants, sulphur, paraffin, waxes)

 

Gross inland consumption, 2018–2022
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In 2022, the largest proportion in gross inland fuel and energy consumption was made up of crude oil and petroleum products (41.7 per cent) and renewable energy sources (24.9 per cent).

 

Structure of gross inland consumption, 2022

Created with Highcharts 6.1.467.3%67.3%15.4%15.4%10.1%10.1%5.8%5.8%1.4%1.4%Crude oil and petroleum productsRenewable energy sourcesNatural gasElectricityCoal peat etc.

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Final consumption of fuel and energy, 2018–2022
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In 2022, against 2021, final energy consumption decreased by 4.3 per cent. Among final consumers, transport sector predominated – 40.4 per cent of energy was consumed in this sector. In 2022, against 2021, consumption of energy remained almost unchanged. In households, energy consumption accounted for 28.4 per cent, which is by 4.4 less than in 2021.

 

Final consumption of fuel and energy by sector, 2021–2022
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Energy commodities balances

 

In 2022, against 2021, electricity demand in Lithuania decreased by 5.5 per cent and amounted to 13.4 TWh. In 2022, to satisfy the country’s needs, 8.6 TWh of electricity was imported (or 64.2 per cent of the total required electricity). 4.8 TWh of electricity was produced in Lithuania, which is by 5.8 per cent less than in 2021. Electricity produced from the renewable energy resources accounted for more than half of the total electricity produced.

 

 

Energy gross production, 2018–2022
Natural units

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Solar energy, GWh

86.6

91.1

128.8

190.8

342.2

Hydroenergy. GWh

431.0

345.4

300.5

383.7

464.4

Energy from chemical processes. GWh

3,131.2

3,065.0

2,266.9

2,406.4

1,004.0

Wind energy. GWh

1,144.0

1,499.4

1,551.7

1,361.7

1,512.4

Ambient heat (total heat). GWh*

284.4

298.9

350.6

737.2

977.3

Heat. GWh

12,751.4

11,882.4

10,533.3

12,382.7

10,105.7

Electricity. GWh

3,511.1

3,971.6

5,517.5

5,078.6

4,783.0

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*Total usable heat delivered by heat pumps

 

Heat, 2018–2022
GWh

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Gross production of heat by type of installation, 2018–2022
GWh

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

In public CHP plants

3,713.7

3,317.8

3,351.4

4,146.9

3,770.1

In autoproducer CHP plants

13.1

10.7

11.3

11.1

12.7

In public heat plants

5,560.2

5,033.4

4,207.4

5,294.8

4,830.3

In autoproducer heat plants

333.2

455.5

696.3

523.0

488.5

In other plants. which use energy from chemical processes

3,131.2

3,065.0

2,266.9

2,406.4

1,004.1

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Heat distribution and transmission losses, 2018–2022
GWh

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Final consumption of heat by sector, 2018–2022
GWh

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Industry

2,678.7

2,558.3

1,793.1

2,204.2

1,200.8

Construction

20.8

17.5

16.7

18.6

16.7

Agriculture

49.7

41.9

39.9

38.9

40.9

Services and other activities

2,344.6

2,036.7

1,835.5

2,297.1

1,981.1

Households

5,489.7

5,182.8

4,888.4

5,827.8

5,322.3

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Structure of final consumption of heat by sector, 2022
GWh

Created with Highcharts 6.1.462.2%62.2%23.1%23.1%14.0%14.0%0.5%0.5%0.2%0.2%HouseholdsServices and other activitiesIndustryAgricultureConstruction

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Electricity, 2018–2022
GWh

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Gross production of electricity by type of installation, 2018–2022
GWh

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Public CHP plants

673.7

612.4

1,941.2

1,735.1

1,192.0

Autoproducer CHP plants

415.5

598.0

609.1

504.6

652.5

Solar thermal electric plants

86.6

91.1

128.8

190.8

342.2

Hydroelectric plants

431.0

345.4

300.5

383.7

464.4

Hydro pumped storage

528.6

602.3

779.6

710.2

556.2

Wind turbines

1,144.0

1,499.4

1,551.7

1,361.7

1,512.4

Other plants (which use energy from chemical processes)

231.7

223.0

206.6

192.5

63.3

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Imports and exports of electricity, 2018–2022
GWh

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Electricity distribution and transmission losses, 2018–2022
GWh

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Final consumption of electricity by sector, 2018–2022
GWh

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Industry

3,528.6

3,645.2

3,592.6

3,777.5

3,452.7

Construction

157.1

148.8

146.4

150.4

141.3

Transport

79.8

77.5

72.7

79.0

91.8

Agriculture

209.6

211.1

196.3

207.8

191.5

Fishing

2.2

2.6

2.1

2.2

2.3

Services and other activities

3,436.5

3,543.2

3,301.0

3,527.2

3,494.1

Households

2,984.5

2,912.7

3,044.2

3,410.1

3,289.1

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Structure of final consumption of electricity by sector, 2022

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Fuel commodities balances

 

Fuel production (including recovered products and interproduct transfers), 2018–2022
Natural units

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Peat. thous. tonnes

28.3

30.1

17.7

16.8

12.0

Peat briquettes and peat pellets. thous. tonnes

3.7

2.8

2.9

3.2

10.1

Firewood and wood waste. thous. cubic metres

6,421.6

6,215.7

6,323.4

6,938.0

6,420.7

Agriculture waste. thous. tonnes

41.2

45.8

41.5

39.4

36.0

Charcoal. thous. tonnes

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.2

-

Fuel oil – low sulphur (<1%). thous. tonnes

4.6

10.5

5.4

6.4

6.3

Fuel oil – high sulphur (>1%). thous. tonnes

1,681.9

1,538.5

1,107.5

1,140.6

1,110.3

Liquefied petroleum gases. thous. tonnes

299.9

357.9

300.7

293.1

231.6

Motor gasoline (with biofuels). thous. tonnes

2,596.2

2,505.7

2,168.7

2,433.2

2,450.7

Bioethanol. thous. tonnes

17.1

17.0

31.6

22.1

25.0

Road diesel (with biofuels). thous. tonne

3,846.1

3,720.7

3,158.3

2,954.4

3,202.9

Heating and other gasoil (with biofuels). thous. tonnes

160.6

164.7

157.1

194.7

189.7

Biodiesel (methyl-ester). thous. tonnes

154.2

167.0

162.7

156.0

159.0

Kerosene type jet fuel. thous. tonnes

336.5

351.1

155.5

215.0

177.9

Bitumen. thous. tonnes

241.8

371.8

356.7

288.2

290.2

Lubricants. thous. tonnes

71.6

84.8

83.6

101.0

98.7

Refinery feedstocks. semi-finished products of oil refining. additives/oxygenates. thous. tonnes

11.3

5.5

30.6

-

-

Crude oil. thous. tonnes

46.0

39.8

31.0

27.5

22.8

Refinery gas (not liquefied). thous. tonnes

332.4

301.8

246.8

278.2

301.4

Petroleum coke. thous. tonnes

121.4

121.7

102.3

111.0

104.9

Sulphur. thous. tonnes

94.0

86.0

71.3

73.0

64.5

Naphtha, thous. tonnes

-

-

-

0.7

116.3

Landfill biogas. mill. cubic metres

20.9

18.3

13.7

11.6

11.5

Sludge biogas. mill. cubic metres

14.5

14.3

15.0

17.0

17.2

Agricultural waste biogas. mill. cubic metres

42.4

49.0

52.1

55.6

58.8

Industrial waste (non-renewable). thous. tonnes

55.3

71.6

99.1

100.4

113.7

Industrial waste (renewable). thous. tonnes

54.7

61.0

82.2

107.7

114.3

Municipal waste (renewable). thous. tonnes

80.6

78.2

118.1

219.7

218.0

Municipal waste (non-renewable). thous. tonnes

73.8

73.5

148.9

198.4

213.9

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Final consumption of fuel, 2018–2022
Natural units

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Other bituminous coal. thous. tonnes

262.5

258.3

200.6

244.4

220.9

Sub-bituminous coal. thous. tonnes

1.2

1.3

0.2

-

23.2

Lignite, thous. tonnes

-

-

-

-

1.7

Coke. thous. tonnes

18.7

16.9

18.3

17.2

15.7

Peat. thous. tonnes

15.4

10.0

4.1

3.4

2.2

Peat briquettes and peat pellets. thous. tonnes

74.8

60.2

42.1

51.3

60.9

Firewood and wood waste. thous. cubic metres

3,212.9

3,106.9

3,201.5

3,235.6

3,093.0

Agriculture waste. thous. tonnes

6.4

9.1

8.9

8.1

9.1

Charcoal. thous. tonnes

2.6

3.5

3.5

5.2

3.6

Fuel oil – low sulphur (<1%). thous. tonnes

5.0

6.6

6.8

4.7

0.4

Fuel oil – high sulphur (>1%). thous. tonnes

0.4

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.4

Liquefied petroleum gases. thous. tonnes

143.6

144.8

129.5

122.7

130.3

Motor gasoline (with biofuels). thous. tonnes

234.8

247.2

251.3

253.0

281.4

Bioethanol. thous. tonnes

12.4

15.1

24.4

25.6

30.5

Road diesel (with biofuels). thous. tonne

1,654.7

1,721.5

1,702.8

1,726.9

1,682.2

Heating and other gasoil (with biofuels). thous. tonnes

102.6

99.6

105.7

109.9

104.2

Biodiesel (methyl-ester). thous. tonnes

79.0

74.0

98.6

124.8

113.2

Aviation gasoline. thous. tonnes

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

Kerosene type jet fuel. thous. tonnes

128.6

128.9

61.5

68.8

108.1

Natural gas. GWh

7,713.8

7,547.6

7,531.4

8,372.8

7,569.7

Landfill biogas. mill. cubic metres

1.3

1.1

0.6

0.4

0.5

Sludge biogas. mill. cubic metres

8.9

8.7

9.2

11.7

11.5

Agricultural waste biogas. mill. cubic metres

7.1

8.6

9.2

9.4

10.8

Industrial waste (non-renewable). thous. tonnes

3.8

8.1

6.6

8.3

9.5

Industrial waste (renewable). thous. tonnes

-

2.9

2.5

3.8

3.4

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