Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 92.53 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 92.53 for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Latvia peaked at 92.53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.74, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 32nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.76 | — |
| 2001 | 79.74 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.94 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.07 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.15 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.22 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.88 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.53 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.18 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 82.84 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.51 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.18 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.85 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.51 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 86.18 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.03 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.88 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.73 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.59 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.46 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.33 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 92.01 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.26 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.52 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.53 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.73 | 79.74 | 82.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.79 | 83.51 | 90.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.13 | 91.33 | 92.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Latvia?
- Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Latvia was 92.53 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.74 in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).