Hazardous waste generated per capita in Lithuania
Lithuania: Hazardous waste generated per capita was 85 kilograms in 2022. ▲ Rising
Hazardous waste generated per capita in Lithuania, 2004–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 85 kilograms for hazardous waste generated per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated per capita in Lithuania peaked at 92 kilograms in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27 kilograms, in 2004.
Lithuania ranks 31st of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated per capita in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27 kilograms | — |
| 2006 | 29 kilograms | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 36 kilograms | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 34 kilograms | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 46 kilograms | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 56 kilograms | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 61 kilograms | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 69 kilograms | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 92 kilograms | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 85 kilograms | -7.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 85 kilograms is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.93 kilograms, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 85 kilograms is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167 kilograms, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.67 kilograms | 27 kilograms | 36 kilograms | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.2 kilograms | 34 kilograms | 69 kilograms | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.5 kilograms | 85 kilograms | 92 kilograms | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7946 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated per capita in Lithuania?
- Hazardous waste generated per capita in Lithuania was 85 kilograms in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 92 kilograms in 2020.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 kilograms in 2004.
- How does Lithuania rank for hazardous waste generated per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste generated per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Hazardous waste generated per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg).