People not using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor
East Timor: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 176,118 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved 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 176,118 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor peaked at 680,833 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 176,118 people, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 90th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 679,812 people | — |
| 2003 | 680,833 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 661,466 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 646,428 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 636,215 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 624,399 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 610,530 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 594,451 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 576,667 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 557,262 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 536,060 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 513,137 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 488,686 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 463,007 people | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 436,085 people | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 408,019 people | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 378,989 people | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 348,896 people | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 317,540 people | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 284,686 people | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 249,713 people | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 213,172 people | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 176,118 people | -17.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 176,118 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 176,118 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 16.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 641,767 people | 594,451 people | 680,833 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 470,681 people | 348,896 people | 576,667 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,246 people | 176,118 people | 317,540 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor was 176,118 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 680,833 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,118 people in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- East Timor ranks 90th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.