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.
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 |
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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 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.