Lithuania vs Poland: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater

Lithuania

5.31 milligrams per litre

in 2021

Poland

8.62 milligrams per litre

in 2021

Lithuania rank

27th

Poland rank

25th

Average nitrate concentration in freshwater over time

Poland currently reports 8.62 milligrams per litre against 5.31 milligrams per litre in Lithuania, a difference of 3.31 milligrams per litre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.6 times Lithuania's.

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

Lithuania ranks 27th and Poland ranks 25th 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.