People in rural areas not using an improved water source in East Timor
East Timor: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 114,012 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in East Timor is 114,012 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in East Timor peaked at 356,370 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 114,012 people, in 2024.
That places East Timor 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 336,334 people | 312,514 people | 356,370 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 252,422 people | 194,316 people | 303,737 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,463 people | 114,012 people | 179,674 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in East Timor?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in East Timor was 114,012 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 356,370 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,012 people in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- East Timor ranks 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.