People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in East Timor
East Timor: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.1213 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in East Timor is 0.1213 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in East Timor peaked at 0.679 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1213 people per person, in 2024.
That places East Timor 51st out of 171 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.679 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.6512 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6235 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5964 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5694 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5427 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5161 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4898 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4637 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4378 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4121 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3866 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3614 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3363 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3115 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2869 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2625 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2384 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2145 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1908 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1674 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1442 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1213 people per person | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5835 people per person | 0.4898 people per person | 0.679 people per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3497 people per person | 0.2384 people per person | 0.4637 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1676 people per person | 0.1213 people per person | 0.2145 people per person | 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in East Timor?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in East Timor was 0.1213 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.679 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1213 people per person in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- East Timor ranks 51st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.