Population using at least basic sanitation services in Latvia
Latvia: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 84.9% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Latvia peaked at 84.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 91st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 75.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 78.9% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 83.4% | 84.9% | 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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Latvia?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Latvia was 84.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Latvia ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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