Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in East Timor
East Timor: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in East Timor stood at 82.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in East Timor peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 116th of 178 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41.5% | — |
| 2003 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +2.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 82.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 82.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 41.5% | 53.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 55.5% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 74.4% | 82.3% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in East Timor?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in East Timor was 82.3% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.