Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Lithuania
Lithuania: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 104.5 Index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Lithuania, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Lithuania stood at 104.5 Index.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Lithuania peaked at 123.67 Index in 1998 and was at its lowest, 94.48 Index, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114.66 Index | 96.87 Index | 123.67 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 102.78 Index | 94.48 Index | 109.34 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.5 Index | 98.17 Index | 104.97 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.88 Index | 100.46 Index | 105.8 Index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Lithuania?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Lithuania was 104.5 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 123.67 Index in 1998.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.48 Index in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 8 regions with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation