People using at least basic sanitation facilities in East Timor
East Timor: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 1.02 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation facilities 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
East Timor recorded 1.02 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in East Timor peaked at 1.02 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 165,161 people, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 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.
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 165,161 people | — |
| 2003 | 194,980 people | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 220,538 people | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 248,317 people | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 279,695 people | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 312,487 people | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 346,446 people | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 381,350 people | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 417,392 people | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 454,577 people | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 492,660 people | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 531,566 people | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 571,358 people | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 612,305 people | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 654,367 people | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 697,676 people | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 742,629 people | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 789,200 people | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 837,054 people | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 885,438 people | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 931,615 people | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 975,752 people | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million people | +4.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.02 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.53 million people, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.02 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 million people, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 268,622 people | 165,161 people | 381,350 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 596,373 people | 417,392 people | 789,200 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 930,286 people | 837,054 people | 1.02 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (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 - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in East Timor?
- People using at least basic sanitation facilities in East Timor was 1.02 million 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 using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,161 people in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
- East Timor ranks 153rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.