Statistical yearbook of Lithuania (edition 2019)

Environment

 

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In 2017, the amount of freshwater consumed for various purposes amounted to 2.7 billion m³ (in 2014, 3.1 billion m³). The largest amount of the water (90.2 per cent) was consumed for energy needs. Although a decrease in consumption of freshwater was observed, yet surface water is still heavily polluted: in 2017, the amount of polluted (untreated) wastewater amounted to 48.1 thousand m³.

One of the main causes of climate change is the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Lithuania is one of the first EU countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to the data of Eurostat, from 1990 to 2017, greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere in Lithuania decreased more than two times – from 48.2 thousand to 20.2 thousand tonnes.

In 2018, the amount of pollutants emitted to the atmosphere from stationary pollution sources amounted to 65.9 thousand tonnes: carbon monoxide – 25.5 thousand tonnes, sulphur dioxide – 11 thousand tonnes, volatile organic compounds – 13.9 thousand tonnes. In 2014, the amount of pollutants emitted amounted to 56.5 thousand tonnes: carbon monoxide – 16.8 thousand tonnes, sulphur dioxide – 11 thousand tonnes, volatile organic compounds – 10.5 thousand tonnes.

In 2018, the largest amount of pollutants emitted to the atmosphere from stationary pollution sources was recorded in Mažeikiai district (22 585 tonnes), Vilnius city (6 899 tonnes), Kaunas city (5 370 tonnes), Akmenė (4 270 tonnes) and Klaipėda city (3 378 tonnes) municipalities.

In 2014, the highest pollution was in Mažeikiai district (20 099 tonnes), Kaunas city (3 791 tonnes), Jonava (3 233 tonnes) and Akmenė (3 291 tonnes) municipalities.

In 2017, municipal waste amounted to 455 kg per capita, or by 22 kg more than in 2014 (433 kg); the EU average – 475 kg per capita. In 2017, the largest amount of municipal waste generated was recorded for Denmark (781 kg), the smallest – Romania (272 kg).


Land stock, 1 January 2019
Data provided by the National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture and state enterprise State Land Fund

 

Area, thous. ha

Structure, %

Total land area

6 528.6

100

Agricultural land

3 404.8

52.1

Forests

2 158.9

33.1

Roads

105.4

1.6

Built-up area

239.1

3.7

Land occupied by water bodies

265.9

4.1

Other land

354.5

5.4

 

Protected areas, 1 January 2019
Data provided by the State Cadastre of Protected Areas

 

Number

Area, ha

Percentage of the country’s territory

State reservations

6

18 772

0,29

National parks

5

144 139

2,21

Regional parks

30

449 352

6,88

State reserves

402

145 326

2,23

Municipal reserves

112

12 760

0,20

Biosphere reservation

1

18 490

0,28

Biosphere polygons

32

236 557

3,62

Recuperational plots

3

875

0,01

Natural landmarks

684

x

x

NATURA 2000 territories

559

125 400

1,92

 

Average temperature
°C

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

 

Annual precipitation
   mm

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Pollutant emission into ambient air from stationary sources by municipality, 2018
   Tonnes

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Pollutant emission into ambient air by source of air emissions, 2018
   Thous. tonnes

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Thous. tonnes8.483348.4833423.4125523.412554.341204.3412084.6840084.684003.312333.312334.211854.2118518.6001518.600151.660381.660380.041770.041770.018770.018770.022330.0223310.3320410.332043.755123.755120.389390.389391.497081.497081.482961.482969.669679.669672.818932.818934.765574.765573.654113.654112.771812.771810.381120.381120.869490.869490.156650.156650.013520.013520.693900.693902.453222.453222.151332.151332.271942.2719413.9193613.9193611.0467611.046760.169830.169830.577720.577720.394190.394193.208043.208040.212910.212910.116770.116770.309740.309744.597694.59769Carbon monoxideNitrogen oxidesNon-metane volatile organic compoudsAmmoniaTotal suspended particulatesPublic electricity and heat productionRoad transport: passenger carsRoad transport: heavy duty vehicles and busesResidential: stationaryDomestic solvent use including fungicidesFood and beverages industryManure management - dairy cattleManure management - non-dairy cattleManure management - swineInorganic N-fertilizers (includes also urea application)Animal manure applied to soilsFarm-level agricultural operations including storage handling and transportof agricultural products020406080100120

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Pollutant emission into ambient air
   Thous. tonnes

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Thous. tonnes140.64366140.6436657.6575757.6575742.8434042.8434039.3630939.3630915.9022315.90223139.87144139.8714458.1378458.1378442.596242.596238.8899638.8899616.5760716.5760720172018Carbon monoxideNitrogen oxidesNon-metane volatile organic compoudsAmmoniaTotal suspended particulates0102030405060708090100110120130140150

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Carbon monoxide pollution is mostly caused by households

87.4 tonnes per year 

 

 

  

Passenger transport ranks second with regard to carbon monoxide pollution

23.1 tonnes per year 

 

 

  

The number of electric¹ cars is increasing

in 2010, 6 cars were registered,  in 2015 – 169,

in 2018 – 965  elektric cars

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¹ Pure electric. Excluding hybrid cars.

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Greenhouse gas emissions
   Thous. tonnes

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Thous. tonnes20 420.3520 420.3513 327.5113 327.51722.29722.29133.30133.3014.9614.9620 617.6120 617.6113 545.8513 545.85718.63718.63131.08131.0818.0418.0420 266.8320 266.8313 669.4913 669.49571.22571.22122.57122.5716.3616.36201620172018 TotalCarbon dioxideHydrofluorocarbones(CO₂ equivalent)MethaneOther02 0004 0006 0008 00010 00012 00014 00016 00018 00020 00022 00024 00026 000

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Communal waste
   Kilograms per capita

Source: Eurostat's database

 

Discharge of municipal, domestic and industrial wastewater into surface waters
   Thousand m³

 

Released insufficiently treated sewage

Released contaminated (untreated) sewage

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Vilnius county

1 798.3

38 498.8

39 532.9

42 825.7

41 293.7

-

-

-

-

34.7

Alytus county

191.0

205.1

10.5

12.6

1.8

-

-

1.8

-

1 656.0

Kaunas county

3 344.3

3 549.6

3 671.3

5 934.2

3 467.5

0.4

-

139.6

0.6

1 052.4

Klaipėda county

4 274.3

481.0

329.8

594.4

302.0

33.1

24.6

27.3

25.3

15.0

Marijampolė county

591.2

699.7

480.2

445.2

31.3

-

-

-

-

-

Panevėžys county

73.0

77.6

88.3

142.4

85.9

-

-

-

-

-

Šiauliai county

20.0

61.7

427.9

155.9

60.7

-

-

-

-

-

Tauragė county

107.3

502.9

634.1

237.5

646.5

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.4

5.2

Telšiai county

0.4

3.1

0.2

21.6

-

-

-

4.4

14.8

5.5

Utena county

30.4

73.4

8.3

2.3

78.9

-

-

-

-

-

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

 

Water consumption

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Thous. m³89 769.290 038.389 257.497 040.4104 251.0134 798.0142 952.6153 779.7156 297.834 975.538 599.142 616.842 746.742 186.842 459.942 653.056 402.055 659.01 299.41 322.61 265.13 368.43 124.53 352.23 370.03 836.03 730.4Agricultural and household purposesIndustrial purposesAgricultural purposes201020112012201320142015201620172018050 000100 000150 000200 000

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Water consumption by county