Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 127th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 | 88.4% | 86.2% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 91.2% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.3% | 97.8% | 5 |
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More population data for Lithuania
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 53,561 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.19 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania was 97.8% 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 share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Lithuania ranks 127th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.