Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in East Timor

East Timor: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 91.9% in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
91.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
184th
of 231 countries
All-time high
91.9%
in 2024
All-time low
53.5%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in East Timor, 2002–2024

0204060801002002201320242002: 53.5 %2003: 55.3 %2004: 57.1 %2005: 58.9 %2006: 60.7 %2007: 62.5 %2008: 64.3 %2009: 66.1 %2010: 67.9 %2011: 69.7 %2012: 71.5 %2013: 73.3 %2014: 75 %2015: 76.8 %2016: 78.6 %2017: 80.3 %2018: 82.1 %2019: 83.8 %2020: 85.6 %2021: 87.3 %2022: 89 %2023: 90.5 %2024: 91.9 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in East Timor stood at 91.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in East Timor peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2002.

East Timor ranks 184th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.8% 53.5% 66.1% 8
2010s 75.9% 67.9% 83.8% 10
2020s 88.9% 85.6% 91.9% 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 181 Gambia 93.0% compare
  2. 182 Cambodia 92.1% compare
  3. 183 Tajikistan 92.0% compare
  4. 185 Mongolia 91.6% compare
  5. 186 Sri Lanka 91.5% compare
  6. 187 Mali 91.1% compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in East Timor?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in East Timor was 91.9% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2002.
How does East Timor rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
East Timor ranks 184th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.