Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Latvia stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 92 Bangladesh 99.5% compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 99.5% compare
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 99.5% compare
- 96 Samoa 99.4% compare
- 97 Barbados 99.4% compare
- 98 Jordan 99.4% compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1936 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0208 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5531 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 99.5% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.