People using at least basic drinking water services in Lithuania
Lithuania: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Lithuania is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Lithuania peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 52nd out of 214 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 | 91.7% | 89.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.3% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Lithuania
- Population ages 15-64, female 61.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 14,867 (2025)
- Population, female 1.52 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 14,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 15,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 14,411 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 32.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 14,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 14,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 15,012 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Lithuania?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Lithuania was 99.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Lithuania ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.