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.
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 |
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More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8314 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0702 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1033 Mt CO2e (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.