Share of urban population using at least basic water services in East Timor
East Timor: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population using at least basic 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 urban population using at least basic water services in East Timor stood at 97.7%.
The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in East Timor peaked at 97.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2002.
That places East Timor 106th out of 188 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.
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 74.1% | — |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 97.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 97.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.2%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 74.1% | 82.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 83.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 94.9% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More environment data for East Timor
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in East Timor?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in East Timor was 97.7% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- East Timor ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 urban population using at least basic 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.