Factsheet: Lithuanian Bioeconomy

In 2020, Lithuania’s bioeconomy generated €4.2 billion value added, €12.9 billion turnover, and ~174,000 jobs; between 2010-2020 its GDP share rose from 6.8% to 8.4%, while labour and turnover shares eased to 14% and 13% respectively. The fastest value-added growth came from bio-based electricity and biogas, with wood products & furniture leading turnover gains; the largest industries are food, beverages & tobacco (~36% of turnover), agriculture (~27%), and wood/furniture (~20%), together providing ~80% of value added and ~84% of jobs. Direct biomass consumption increased from 17.3 Mt to 30.1 Mt (2000-2022); biomass now accounts for ~⅓ of materials used domestically and >⅓ of exported materials. Lithuania is broadly biomass self-sufficient, extracting ~25% more than domestic use, though import dependence has been rising. Agriculture supplies up to ~80% of domestic biomass extraction (forestry ~20%, fisheries <1%); the resource base includes 3.4 Mha farmland (52% of area), 2.1 Mha forests (33%), and ~0.3 Mha inland waters. In 2020, agriculture and forestry generated >10 Mt of plant/animal waste and nearly half of national plant/animal/food waste; ~¾ is reused on-site, while only ~10–15% of felling residues are recovered for biofuels/biogas.