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

Latest (2024)
99.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 105 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2020
All-time low
92.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Lithuania, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 92.6 %2001: 93 %2002: 93.4 %2003: 93.8 %2004: 94.2 %2005: 94.7 %2006: 95.1 %2007: 95.5 %2008: 95.9 %2009: 96.3 %2010: 96.8 %2011: 97.2 %2012: 97.6 %2013: 98 %2014: 98.5 %2015: 98.6 %2016: 98.8 %2017: 99 %2018: 99.1 %2019: 99.3 %2020: 99.3 %2021: 99.3 %2022: 99.3 %2023: 99.3 %2024: 99.3 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Spain 99.7% compare
  2. 14 Australia 99.6% compare
  3. 15 Israel 99.5% compare
  4. 17 Chile 99.2% compare
  5. 18 Czechia 98.0% compare
  6. 19 Palau 97.7% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 2,610 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.