Latvia - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Latvia was 83.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 52.14 in 2005.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 52.41
2001 52.41
2002 52.41
2003 52.35
2004 52.25
2005 52.14
2006 54.04
2007 55.96
2008 57.89
2009 59.84
2010 61.81
2011 63.79
2012 65.79
2013 67.81
2014 69.84
2015 72.04
2016 74.27
2017 76.52
2018 78.79
2019 81.09
2020 83.41

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention