Basic sanitation access in Latvia

92.5% of people in Latvia used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Latvia, 2024 92.5% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 92.5%
European Union, 2024 98.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 99.0% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 103rd of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Latvia over time

View
Places
2 selected
Latvia European Union ×

% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2024 92.5% 98.5%
2023 92.5% 98.5%
2022 92.3% 98.4%
2021 92.0% 98.3%
2020 91.8% 98.3%
2019 91.5% 98.3%
2018 91.2% 98.2%
2017 91.0% 98.1%
2016 90.7% 98.1%
2015 90.5% 97.9%
2014 90.2% 97.8%
2013 90.2% 97.7%
2012 90.1% 97.6%
2011 90.1% 97.5%
2010 90.0% 97.4%
2009 89.9% 97.3%
2008 89.9% 97.1%
2007 89.8% 97.0%
2006 89.8% 96.9%
2005 89.7% 96.8%
2004 89.6% 96.7%
2003 89.5% 96.6%
2002 89.4% 96.5%
2001 89.2% 96.4%
2000 89.2% 97.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 92.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 90.2%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 103rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 98.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Latvia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene