Estonia vs Lithuania: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater

Estonia

11.26 milligrams per litre

in 2021

Lithuania

5.31 milligrams per litre

in 2021

Estonia rank

24th

Lithuania rank

27th

Average nitrate concentration in freshwater over time

Estonia currently reports 11.26 milligrams per litre against 5.31 milligrams per litre in Lithuania, a difference of 5.96 milligrams per litre.

That makes Estonia's figure about 2.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lithuania ahead.

Estonia ranks 24th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 34 countries.

Indicator: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater
Unit: milligrams per litre
Source: European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 655 data points, 1992–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average annual concentration of nitrate in groundwater.