Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Lithuania

Access to basic sanitation in Lithuania in 2024 — 96.4%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.1 pp.

2024 96.4% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 88of 193
Period maximum 96.4%2024
Period minimum 84.3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Lithuania, 2000–2024808590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 84.3%2001: 84.7%2002: 85.2%2003: 85.7%2004: 86.1%2005: 86.6%2006: 87.1%2007: 87.6%2008: 88.1%2009: 88.7%2010: 89.2%2011: 89.7%2012: 90.3%2013: 90.9%2014: 91.4%2015: 92%2016: 92.5%2017: 93.1%2018: 93.7%2019: 94.2%2020: 94.8%2021: 95.3%2022: 95.9%2023: 96.4%2024: 96.4%
Change over the period: +12.1 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lithuania 96.4%
World 82.2%
Northern Europe computed 98.4%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.4 +0 pp
2023 96.4 +0.5 pp
2022 95.9 +0.6 pp
2021 95.3 +0.6 pp
2020 94.8 +0.6 pp
2019 94.2 +0.6 pp
2018 93.7 +0.6 pp
2017 93.1 +0.6 pp
2016 92.5 +0.6 pp
2015 92 +0.6 pp
2014 91.4 +0.6 pp
2013 90.9 +0.6 pp
2012 90.3 +0.6 pp
2011 89.7 +0.5 pp
2010 89.2 +0.5 pp
2009 88.7 +0.5 pp
2008 88.1 +0.5 pp
2007 87.6 +0.5 pp
2006 87.1 +0.5 pp
2005 86.6 +0.5 pp
2004 86.1 +0.5 pp
2003 85.7 +0.5 pp
2002 85.2 +0.5 pp
2001 84.7 +0.5 pp
2000 84.3

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.