People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Latvia
Latvia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0434 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0434 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Latvia peaked at 0.0798 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0434 people per person, in 2024.
That places Latvia 78th out of 171 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Latvia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0795 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0798 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0785 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.077 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0751 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0733 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0718 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0703 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0688 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0673 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0656 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0639 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0623 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0606 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0589 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0573 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0556 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0539 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0522 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0505 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0488 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.047 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0435 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0434 people per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0741 people per person | 0.0673 people per person | 0.0798 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0581 people per person | 0.0505 people per person | 0.0656 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0456 people per person | 0.0434 people per person | 0.0488 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Latvia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Latvia was 0.0434 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0798 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0434 people per person in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Latvia ranks 78th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.