Share using safely managed drinking water in Latvia
Latvia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Latvia is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Latvia peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 44th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.5% | — |
| 2001 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 97.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 98% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 97.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.8% | 92.5% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.7% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.4% | 97.0% | 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 share using safely managed drinking water in Latvia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Latvia was 97.0% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.