People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania

Lithuania: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 103,026 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
103,026 people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
128th
of 150 countries
All-time high
630,182 people
in 2000
All-time low
103,026 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lithuania, 2000–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220242000: 630.2k people2001: 609.8k people2002: 589.7k people2003: 569.7k people2004: 548.3k people2005: 524.1k people2006: 500.2k people2007: 478.9k people2008: 458.7k people2009: 430.8k people2010: 399.8k people2011: 368.6k people2012: 340.9k people2013: 314.8k people2014: 289.5k people2015: 264.3k people2016: 238.7k people2017: 213.4k people2018: 189.5k people2019: 167.3k people2020: 146.1k people2021: 130.4k people2022: 115.8k people2023: 103.2k people2024: 103.0k people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 125 Estonia 128,476 people compare
  2. 126 Samoa 121,836 people compare
  3. 127 Bahrain 106,827 people compare
  4. 129 Kiribati 101,362 people compare
  5. 130 French Guiana 73,329 people compare
  6. 131 Tonga 71,624 people compare

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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

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.