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.
That places Timor-Leste 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
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
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 150 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 79.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.4 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.09 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 109.92 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 109.92 USD (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 32.66 % (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 150th out of 201 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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About this data
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.