People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Lithuania
Lithuania: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 93,391 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using safely managed 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 93,391 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Lithuania peaked at 1.06 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93,391 people, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 105th of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 869,055 people | 608,420 people | 1.06 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 301,288 people | 128,970 people | 543,762 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,727 people | 93,391 people | 119,504 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Lithuania?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Lithuania was 93,391 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,391 people in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Lithuania ranks 105th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. 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 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.