People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Latvia
Latvia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 55,943 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Latvia is 55,943 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Latvia peaked at 177,189 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55,943 people, in 2024.
That places Latvia 110th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Latvia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 177,189 people | — |
| 2001 | 175,383 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 173,025 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 170,832 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 167,928 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 165,083 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 162,024 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 155,207 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 148,124 people | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 140,169 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 131,717 people | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 123,875 people | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 116,956 people | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 110,372 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 104,049 people | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 97,950 people | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 91,830 people | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 85,819 people | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 79,978 people | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 74,271 people | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 68,636 people | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 62,990 people | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 57,767 people | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 57,038 people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 55,943 people | -1.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 55,943 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 1.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 55,943 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163,496 people | 140,169 people | 177,189 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,682 people | 74,271 people | 131,717 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,475 people | 55,943 people | 68,636 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Latvia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Latvia was 55,943 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 177,189 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,943 people in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Latvia ranks 110th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.