People using at least a basic drinking water source in Latvia
Latvia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 1.85 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Latvia is 1.85 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Latvia peaked at 2.32 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.85 million people, in 2024.
That places Latvia 145th out of 231 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Latvia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.32 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.29 million people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.26 million people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.24 million people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.22 million people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.20 million people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million people | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.16 million people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.14 million people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.10 million people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.06 million people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.98 million people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.93 million people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.90 million people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.89 million people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.88 million people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.86 million people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.86 million people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.86 million people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.85 million people | -0.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.85 million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 61% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.85 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.20 million people, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 million people | 2.10 million people | 2.32 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million people | 1.89 million people | 2.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million people | 1.85 million people | 1.88 million 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Latvia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Latvia was 1.85 million 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 million people in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Latvia ranks 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.