People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lithuania
Lithuania: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lithuania is 97.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lithuania peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 11th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.0% | — |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 91.0% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.1% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.3% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.0% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 10 Germany 98.3% compare
- 12 Estonia 97.8% compare
- 13 Greece 97.7% compare
- 14 Netherlands 97.5% compare
More health data for Lithuania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4537 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,909 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lithuania?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lithuania was 97.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Lithuania ranks 11th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.