Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Lithuania

Safely managed drinking water in Lithuania in 2024 — 96.7%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26.9 pp.

2024 96.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 44of 148
Period maximum 96.7%2024
Period minimum 69.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Lithuania, 2000–2024607080901002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 69.8%2001: 70.2%2002: 70.5%2003: 70.9%2004: 72.5%2005: 74.1%2006: 75.8%2007: 77.4%2008: 79.1%2009: 80.8%2010: 82.4%2011: 84.1%2012: 85.9%2013: 87.6%2014: 89.4%2015: 91.1%2016: 92.9%2017: 94.5%2018: 94.9%2019: 95.4%2020: 95.7%2021: 96.1%2022: 96.4%2023: 96.7%2024: 96.7%
Change over the period: +26.9 pp Annual average: 1.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lithuania 96.7%
World 73.7%
Northern Europe computed 99.5%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.7 +0 pp
2023 96.7 +0.3 pp
2022 96.4 +0.3 pp
2021 96.1 +0.3 pp
2020 95.7 +0.3 pp
2019 95.4 +0.5 pp
2018 94.9 +0.5 pp
2017 94.5 +1.6 pp
2016 92.9 +1.8 pp
2015 91.1 +1.8 pp
2014 89.4 +1.8 pp
2013 87.6 +1.7 pp
2012 85.9 +1.7 pp
2011 84.1 +1.7 pp
2010 82.4 +1.7 pp
2009 80.8 +1.7 pp
2008 79.1 +1.7 pp
2007 77.4 +1.7 pp
2006 75.8 +1.6 pp
2005 74.1 +1.6 pp
2004 72.5 +1.6 pp
2003 70.9 +0.4 pp
2002 70.5 +0.3 pp
2001 70.2 +0.4 pp
2000 69.8

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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