Municipal waste collected in Lithuania
Lithuania: Municipal waste collected was 1.27 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Lithuania, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Lithuania is 1.27 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Lithuania peaked at 1.35 million tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million tonnes, in 2002.
Lithuania ranks 59th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 56 Jamaica 1.46 million tonnes compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 1.40 million tonnes compare
- 58 Tunisia 1.32 million tonnes compare
- 60 El Salvador 1.24 million tonnes compare
- 61 Georgia 1.05 million tonnes compare
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 918,000 tonnes compare
More environment data for Lithuania
- Standard Deviation 0.889 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 163,700 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 163,700 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 21,835 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 7,073 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 70,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 86,145 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 235,182 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 232,001 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Lithuania?
- Municipal waste collected in Lithuania was 1.27 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million tonnes in 2002.
- How does Lithuania rank for municipal waste collected?
- Lithuania ranks 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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