Population using at least basic sanitation services in East Timor
East Timor: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 69.4% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in East Timor peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 116th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.6% | — |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +4.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 69.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 69.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population using at least basic sanitation services in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +34.7% | 7.6% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 7.6% | 26.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 29.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 57.6% | 69.4% | 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 population using at least basic sanitation services in East Timor?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in East Timor was 69.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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