Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lithuania
Lithuania: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 177 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2023
All-time low
75.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 99.7% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lithuania peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 99.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 99.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 75.2% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 85.9% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 96.5% | 99.7% | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lithuania?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Lithuania was 99.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Lithuania ranks 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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