Electronic waste collected in Lithuania
Lithuania: Electronic waste collected was 26,322 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste collected in Lithuania, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 26,322 tonnes for electronic waste collected in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in Lithuania peaked at 26,322 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,680 tonnes, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 32nd out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Electronic waste collected in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,680 tonnes | — |
| 2006 | 9,303 tonnes | +247.1% |
| 2007 | 11,671 tonnes | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 11,786 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6,975 tonnes | -40.8% |
| 2010 | 8,928 tonnes | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 11,835 tonnes | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 14,259 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 16,154 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 22,186 tonnes | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 16,260 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 13,026 tonnes | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 13,294 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14,221 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 16,090 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 16,515 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 19,733 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 21,618 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 26,322 tonnes | +21.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 26,322 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 76,109 tonnes, 35% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 26,322 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76,109 tonnes, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste collected in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +247.1% | 2,680 tonnes | 9,303 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,483 tonnes | 2,680 tonnes | 11,786 tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 14,625 tonnes | 8,928 tonnes | 22,186 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,047 tonnes | 16,515 tonnes | 26,322 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected in Lithuania?
- Electronic waste collected in Lithuania was 26,322 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 26,322 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,680 tonnes in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for electronic waste collected?
- Lithuania ranks 32nd out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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