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. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
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.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53.5% | — |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 91.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 91.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.