Drinking water service usage in Lithuania
Lithuania: Drinking water service usage was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 96.7% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Lithuania peaked at 96.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.8% | — |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 96.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 98% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 96.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 69.8% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 82.4% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.7% | 96.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 45 Canada 96.9% compare
- 46 New Caledonia 96.9% compare
- 47 Italy 96.8% compare
- 49 Switzerland 96.7% compare
- 50 Greece 96.7% compare
- 51 Guadeloupe 96.7% compare
More environment data for Lithuania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7946 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Lithuania?
- Drinking water service usage in Lithuania was 96.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for drinking water service usage?
- Lithuania ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.