Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius · High income · Pop. 2.9 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Lithuania, 96.73% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 94,447 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 96.4% use safely managed sanitation services and 96.4% have at least a basic service (2024).
Lithuania has about 5,460 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 2% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 20% of Lithuania's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Lithuania have safe drinking water?
96.73% of Lithuania's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 94,447 people do not.
Does Lithuania have enough freshwater?
Lithuania has roughly 5,460 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 2% of it annually (low stress).