Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Lithuania
Lithuania: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Lithuania is 99.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Lithuania peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 16th out of 105 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.
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.6% | — |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 99.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 99.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.8% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Lithuania?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Lithuania was 99.3% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.