Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Lithuania
Lithuania: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Lithuania, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Lithuania is 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Lithuania peaked at 97.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004 and was at its lowest, 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 66.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 97.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 65.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 63.13 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 68.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 57.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 2 Finland 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 5 Austria 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 8 Belgium 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 5,370 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 65,290 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 23,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 62,600 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 11,816 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 15,854 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Lithuania?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Lithuania was 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Lithuania ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation