Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 87 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste stood at 87 %. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste peaked at 87 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50 % | — |
| 2003 | 51 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 53 % | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 55 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 60 % | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63 % | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 65 % | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 67 % | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 68 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 70 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 72 % | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 74 % | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 76 % | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 77 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79 % | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 81 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 83 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 84 % | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 87 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5 % | 50 % | 61 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.1 % | 63 % | 79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2 % | 81 % | 87 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
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More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 64,378 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste was 87 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 87 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 14th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.