Drinking water services in rural areas in East Timor
East Timor: Drinking water services in rural areas was 68,246 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68,246 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 178 countries
All-time high
68,246 people
in 2024
All-time low
53,041 people
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024
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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53,041 people | — |
| 2003 | 54,803 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 55,012 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55,650 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 56,795 people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 57,911 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 58,954 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 59,901 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 60,796 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61,643 people | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 62,417 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 63,118 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 63,763 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64,385 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 64,980 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 65,564 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 66,167 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66,783 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 67,378 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 67,898 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 68,146 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 68,171 people | +0.0% |
| 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 222,289 people, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 68,246 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 211.69 people, 322.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 (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 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.