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.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 99.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 99.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % 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 -0.0555 % change on previous year (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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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.