Access to basic services in East Timor
East Timor: Access to basic services was 94.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to basic services in East Timor stood at 94.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in East Timor peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8, in 2000.
East Timor ranks 155th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to basic services in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8 | — |
| 2001 | 25.6 | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 24.1 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 30.4 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 33.5 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 36.7 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 36.6 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.1 | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 46.3 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 38 | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 52.7 | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 56 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 59.2 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 62.4 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 67.3 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 76.5 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 79.5 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 85.2 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 90.6 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 96 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.3 | -5.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 94.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 94.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.8% | 17.8 | 25.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.18 | 17.8 | 46.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.74 | 38 | 90.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 | 94.3 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 944.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 178.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 10.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in East Timor?
- Access to basic services in East Timor was 94.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for access to basic services?
- East Timor ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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