Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania
(edition 2022)

Renewable energy resources

 

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Renewable energy resources

 

The EU objective is to produce at least 20 per cent of its total energy from renewable energy resources by 2020. The objective set for Lithuania – 23 per cent by the year 2020. This objective was already achieved by Lithuania in 2014.

 

The greatest renewable energy potential in Lithuania is shown by solid biofuel – firewood and wood and agricultural waste used for fuel. In 2021, the largest amount thereof was used for the production of electricity and centralised heat supply (54.4 per cent) and in households (33.1 per cent). In 2021, production of heat by energy producers which use firewood and wood waste accounted for 64 per cent of total heat produced by power plants and heat plants, and 14.4 per cent of electricity produced by power plants.

In 2021, wind farms operating in Lithuania, together with individual wind power plants, produced by 12.2 per cent less electricity than in 2020. In 2021, 1.36 TWh of electricity was produced, which accounted for slightly less than a third of the total electricity produced in the country, or more than 9.6 per cent of electricity consumed in the country. A total of 671 MW of wind power plants have been installed in Lithuania.

As regards renewable electricity, in 2021, electricity produced by solar power plants amounted to 190.8 million kilowatts (kWh) of electrical energy, or by 48.1 per cent more than in 2020. This is important as thus local electricity production is promoted and this contributes to the implementation of international goals on mitigating climate change.

In 2021, hydropower plants produced 383.7 million kWh of electricity, i.e. by 27.7 per cent more than in 2020.

In 2021, against 2020, the use of biogas for the production of electricity increased by 5 per cent and amounted to 156.7 million kWh.

The use of biofuel reduces environmental pollution. Two kinds of biofuel are used in Lithuania – biodiesel and bioethanol. In 2021, biodiesel and bioethanol consumed in transport amounted to 124.8 thousand and 25.6 thousand tonnes respectively.

 

Renewable energy resources consumption structure, 2021
Per cent

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

 

Gross consumption by type of renewable energy, 2017–2021
Terajoule

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

 

Consumption of firewood and wood waste, 2017–2021
Terajoule

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

 

Consumption of agricultural waste, 2017–2021
Terajoule

Created with Highcharts 6.1.42012012002002292291971971831831111119393135135131131119119Gross consumptionFinal consumption20172018201920202021050100150200250

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

 

Gross consumption of biogas, 2017–2021
Terajoule

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

 

Gross consumption of renewable industrial and municipal waste, 2017–2021
Terajoule

Created with Highcharts 6.1.42,2841,1657558221,228967811601563184Industrial wasteMunicipal waste2021202020192018201705001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500

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Gross consumption of biofuel, 2017–2021
Terajoule

Created with Highcharts 6.1.43,6502,7412,9222,6582,097659409334344269BioethanolBiodiesel (methyl-ester)2020201920182017201605001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,500

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

 

Share of renewable energy resources in consumption, 2017–2021
Per cent

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

In final gross energy consumption

26.0

25.5

25.5

27.4

28.1

In final energy consumption for heating and cooling

46.5

46.0

47.4

50.2

48.6

In gross consumption of electricity

18.3

18.4

18.8

20.2

20.9

In final energy consumption in transport sector

4.3

4.3

4.0

5.5

6.7


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

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