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.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 million people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 994,529 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 929,244 people | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 860,265 people | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 792,757 people | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 729,758 people | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 668,810 people | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 608,420 people | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 543,762 people | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 480,108 people | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 422,081 people | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 366,404 people | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 311,953 people | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 257,869 people | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 203,753 people | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 156,051 people | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 141,927 people | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 128,970 people | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 119,504 people | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 110,167 people | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 101,772 people | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 93,803 people | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 93,391 people | -0.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 93,391 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 3.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 93,391 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 47% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.