People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Lithuania
Lithuania: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 2,339 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 2,339 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Lithuania peaked at 286,863 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,339 people, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 121st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 286,863 people | — |
| 2001 | 272,927 people | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 259,197 people | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 245,606 people | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 231,469 people | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 215,976 people | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 200,489 people | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 186,246 people | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 172,634 people | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 159,563 people | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 145,662 people | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 131,726 people | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 118,918 people | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 106,863 people | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 95,260 people | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 83,852 people | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 72,452 people | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 61,305 people | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 50,746 people | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 40,742 people | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 30,971 people | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 21,286 people | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 11,825 people | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 2,353 people | -80.1% |
| 2024 | 2,339 people | -0.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2,339 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -80.1% | 11,825 people | 2,353 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 223,097 people | 159,563 people | 286,863 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,753 people | 40,742 people | 145,662 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,755 people | 2,339 people | 30,971 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Lithuania?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Lithuania was 2,339 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 286,863 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,339 people in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Lithuania ranks 121st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.