People not using improved drinking water sources in East Timor
East Timor: People not using improved drinking water sources was 114,012 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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, people not using improved drinking water sources in East Timor stood at 114,012 people. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in East Timor peaked at 409,920 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 114,012 people, in 2024.
That places East Timor 94th 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 not using improved drinking water sources in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 409,144 people | — |
| 2003 | 409,920 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 398,412 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 389,493 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 383,471 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 376,472 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 368,224 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 358,629 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 347,990 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 336,356 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 323,619 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 309,824 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 295,083 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 279,578 people | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 263,297 people | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 246,298 people | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 228,689 people | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 210,407 people | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 191,330 people | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 171,313 people | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 149,984 people | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 131,112 people | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 114,012 people | -13.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 114,012 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 114,012 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 14.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 386,721 people | 358,629 people | 409,920 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 284,114 people | 210,407 people | 347,990 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,550 people | 114,012 people | 191,330 people | 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in East Timor?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in East Timor was 114,012 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 409,920 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,012 people in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- East Timor ranks 94th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.