Recycling rate of municipal waste in Lithuania

Lithuania recycled 52.5% of its municipal waste in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: Recycling rate of municipal waste Unit: % of municipal waste generated Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Lithuania, 2024 52.5% % of municipal waste generated
Change from 2023 +3.2percentage points 2023: 49.3%
European Union, 2024 49.4%i (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 45.8% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 8th of 32 See the full ranking

Recycling rate of municipal waste in Lithuania over time

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% of municipal waste generated. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Recycling rate of municipal waste (% of municipal waste generated), 2000 to 2024
Period LithuaniaEuropean Union
2024 52.5% 49.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 49.3% 47.9%
2022 48.4% 49.1%
2021 44.3% 49.7%
2020 45.3% 48.5%
2019 49.7% 47.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 52.6% 46.4%
2017 48.1% 46.3%
2016 48.0%b (break in time series) 45.9%
2015 33.2% 44.9%
2014 30.5% 43.4%
2013 27.8% 41.5%
2012 23.5% 40.9%
2011 20.0% 38.9%
2010 4.9% 38.0%
2009 8.5% 37.3%
2008 8.4%b (break in time series) 36.6%
2007 7.5% 35.2%
2006 1.9%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) 33.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2005 1.9%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) 32.5%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2004 1.9%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) 31.8%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2003 0.0% 31.1%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 0.0% 30.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 0.0% 28.7%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 0.0% 27.3%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.2 percentage points from 49.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 30.5%, the figure has changed by +22.0 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Lithuania has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_11_60 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Lithuania
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat