Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Latvia

Access to basic sanitation in Latvia in 2024 — 92.5%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2024 92.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 103of 193
Period maximum 92.5%2024
Period minimum 89.2%2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Latvia, 2000–202489909192932000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 89.2%2001: 89.2%2002: 89.4%2003: 89.5%2004: 89.6%2005: 89.7%2006: 89.8%2007: 89.8%2008: 89.9%2009: 89.9%2010: 90%2011: 90.1%2012: 90.1%2013: 90.2%2014: 90.2%2015: 90.5%2016: 90.7%2017: 91%2018: 91.2%2019: 91.5%2020: 91.8%2021: 92%2022: 92.3%2023: 92.5%2024: 92.5%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 92.5%
World 82.2%
Northern Europe computed 98.4%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 92.5 +0 pp
2023 92.5 +0.3 pp
2022 92.3 +0.3 pp
2021 92 +0.3 pp
2020 91.8 +0.3 pp
2019 91.5 +0.3 pp
2018 91.2 +0.3 pp
2017 91 +0.3 pp
2016 90.7 +0.2 pp
2015 90.5 +0.2 pp
2014 90.2 +0.1 pp
2013 90.2 +0.1 pp
2012 90.1 +0.1 pp
2011 90.1 +0.1 pp
2010 90 +0.1 pp
2009 89.9 +0.1 pp
2008 89.9 +0.1 pp
2007 89.8 +0.1 pp
2006 89.8 +0.1 pp
2005 89.7 +0.1 pp
2004 89.6 +0.1 pp
2003 89.5 +0.1 pp
2002 89.4 +0.2 pp
2001 89.2 −0 pp
2000 89.2

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.