Drinking water services in East Timor
East Timor: Drinking water services was 68,246 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68,246 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
71st
of 231 countries
All-time high
69,807 people
in 2021
All-time low
58,332 people
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Drinking water services in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in East Timor stood at 68,246 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in East Timor peaked at 69,807 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58,332 people, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 71st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Drinking water services in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 58,332 people | — |
| 2003 | 60,162 people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 60,274 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60,835 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 61,936 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 62,991 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 63,951 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 64,791 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 65,557 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 66,254 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 66,856 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 67,363 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 67,790 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68,174 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68,510 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68,814 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69,117 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69,411 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69,660 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 69,807 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 69,652 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 68,171 people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 68,246 people | +0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 68,246 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,659 people | 58,332 people | 64,791 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 67,785 people | 65,557 people | 69,411 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,107 people | 68,171 people | 69,807 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 68 Mali 76,905 people compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 75,980 people compare
- 70 North Korea 68,600 people compare
- 72 Iran 59,304 people compare
- 73 El Salvador 58,759 people compare
- 74 Gabon 48,745 people compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in East Timor?
- Drinking water services in East Timor was 68,246 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 69,807 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,332 people in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for drinking water services?
- East Timor ranks 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.