People using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania
Lithuania: People using improved drinking water sources was 2,339 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania is 2,339 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania peaked at 362,441 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,339 people, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 138th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 362,441 people | — |
| 2001 | 343,905 people | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 325,592 people | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 307,499 people | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 288,771 people | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 268,599 people | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 248,644 people | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 230,234 people | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 212,601 people | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 195,508 people | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 177,318 people | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 159,248 people | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 142,742 people | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 127,137 people | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 112,066 people | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 97,225 people | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 82,412 people | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 67,915 people | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 54,100 people | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 40,886 people | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 30,971 people | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 21,286 people | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 11,825 people | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 2,353 people | -80.1% |
| 2024 | 2,339 people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 278,379 people | 195,508 people | 362,441 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,105 people | 40,886 people | 177,318 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,755 people | 2,339 people | 30,971 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 135 Seychelles 2,964 people compare
- 136 Suriname 2,399 people compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,384 people compare
- 139 Jersey 2,025 people compare
- 140 Barbados 1,604 people compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,530 people 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0266 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per capita 0.0208 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania was 2,339 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 362,441 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,339 people in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Lithuania ranks 138th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.