People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania
Lithuania: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 103,026 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania is 103,026 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania peaked at 630,182 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 103,026 people, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 128th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 630,182 people | — |
| 2001 | 609,846 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 589,654 people | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 569,688 people | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 548,327 people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 524,148 people | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 500,188 people | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 478,850 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 458,717 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 430,845 people | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 399,797 people | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 368,600 people | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 340,892 people | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 314,836 people | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 289,469 people | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 264,281 people | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 238,689 people | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 213,386 people | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 189,549 people | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 167,276 people | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 146,095 people | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 130,411 people | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 115,787 people | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 103,200 people | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 103,026 people | -0.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 103,026 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 481,577 people, 21% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 103,026 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 837,185 people, 12% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 534,044 people | 430,845 people | 630,182 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,678 people | 167,276 people | 399,797 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,704 people | 103,026 people | 146,095 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania was 103,026 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 630,182 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,026 people in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Lithuania ranks 128th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.