People using at least basic sanitation services in Lithuania
Lithuania: People using at least basic sanitation services was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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
Lithuania recorded 96.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Lithuania peaked at 96.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 89.2% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.8% | 96.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Lithuania
- Population ages 15-64, female 930,125 (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)
- Population ages 15-64, female 61.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 15,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 14,202 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Lithuania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Lithuania was 96.4% 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 sanitation services recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Lithuania ranks 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.