People using improved drinking water sources in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: People using improved drinking water sources was 45,767 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Timor-Leste, 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
Timor-Leste recorded 45,767 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Timor-Leste peaked at 350,812 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 45,767 people, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 350,812 people | — |
| 2003 | 349,758 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 338,138 people | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 328,658 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 321,535 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 313,481 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 304,273 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 293,839 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 282,433 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 270,102 people | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 256,763 people | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 242,461 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 227,293 people | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 211,404 people | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 194,787 people | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 177,485 people | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 159,572 people | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 140,997 people | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 121,670 people | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 101,507 people | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 80,332 people | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 62,941 people | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 45,767 people | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325,062 people | 293,839 people | 350,812 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 216,330 people | 140,997 people | 282,433 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,443 people | 45,767 people | 121,670 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1518 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0805 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,255 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4993 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Timor-Leste?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Timor-Leste was 45,767 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 350,812 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,767 people in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Timor-Leste ranks 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.