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.
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 |
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More environment data for Lithuania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.