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.
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 |
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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 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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