People not using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania
Lithuania: People not using improved drinking water sources was 2,339 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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
Lithuania recorded 2,339 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania peaked at 362,441 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,339 people, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 142nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not 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% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2,339 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 912791.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2,339 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -80.1% | 11,825 people | 2,353 people |
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
- 139 Cayman Islands 3,380 people compare
- 140 Seychelles 2,964 people compare
- 141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,384 people compare
- 143 Armenia 2,035 people compare
- 144 Jersey 2,025 people compare
- 145 Dominica 1,989 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)
- 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Lithuania?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 362,441 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,339 people in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Lithuania ranks 142nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 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.