Drinking water services in rural areas in East Timor
East Timor: Drinking water services in rural areas was 68,246 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas in East Timor stood at 68,246 people. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in East Timor peaked at 68,246 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53,041 people, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 67th of 178 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,508 people | 53,041 people | 59,901 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 63,962 people | 60,796 people | 66,783 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,968 people | 67,378 people | 68,246 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 64 Namibia 79,040 people compare
- 65 Mali 76,905 people compare
- 66 North Korea 68,600 people compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 66,635 people compare
- 69 El Salvador 58,759 people compare
- 70 Iran 55,235 people compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8314 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0702 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1033 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in East Timor?
- Drinking water services in rural areas 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 in rural areas recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 68,246 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,041 people in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- East Timor ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.