Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia
Latvia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 of population not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia peaked at 1.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 137th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 70795.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 7.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 134 Jordan 0.6% compare
- 135 Barbados 0.6% compare
- 136 Samoa 0.6% compare
- 138 United States Virgin Islands 0.5% compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
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 of population not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Latvia was 0.5% 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 of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Latvia ranks 137th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.