People not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia
Latvia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 10,110 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia stood at 10,110 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia peaked at 32,293 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,110 people, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 124th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,054 people | 23,296 people | 32,293 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,749 people | 13,861 people | 22,053 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,568 people | 10,110 people | 13,066 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 122 Micronesia (country) 11,222 people compare
- 123 Cape Verde 10,287 people compare
- 125 Belarus 9,867 people compare
- 126 Slovenia 9,013 people compare
- 127 Czechia 8,164 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia was 10,110 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,293 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,110 people in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Latvia ranks 124th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.