People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Lithuania

Lithuania: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 2.76 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.76 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
128th
of 232 countries
All-time high
2.95 million people
in 2000
All-time low
2.63 million people
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Lithuania, 2000–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201220242000: 2.9M people2001: 2.9M people2002: 2.9M people2003: 2.9M people2004: 2.9M people2005: 2.9M people2006: 2.8M people2007: 2.8M people2008: 2.8M people2009: 2.8M people2010: 2.8M people2011: 2.7M people2012: 2.7M people2013: 2.7M people2014: 2.7M people2015: 2.7M people2016: 2.7M people2017: 2.6M people2018: 2.6M people2019: 2.6M people2020: 2.6M people2021: 2.7M people2022: 2.7M people2023: 2.8M people2024: 2.8M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 2.76 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Lithuania peaked at 2.95 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million people, in 2018.

That places Lithuania 128th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.88 million people 2.80 million people 2.95 million people 10
2010s 2.68 million people 2.63 million people 2.76 million people 10
2020s 2.70 million people 2.65 million people 2.76 million people 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 125 Mauritania 3.03 million people compare
  2. 126 Armenia 2.79 million people compare
  3. 127 Albania 2.77 million people compare
  4. 129 Chad 2.67 million people compare
  5. 130 Moldova 2.64 million people compare
  6. 131 Jamaica 2.60 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Lithuania?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Lithuania was 2.76 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 2.95 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million people in 2018.
How does Lithuania rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Lithuania ranks 128th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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