Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in East Timor
East Timor: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 110,407 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in East Timor stood at 110,407 people. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in East Timor peaked at 338,681 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 110,407 people, in 2024.
That places East Timor 64th out of 175 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 319,834 people | 297,482 people | 338,681 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 240,911 people | 186,165 people | 289,231 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,977 people | 110,407 people | 172,365 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for East Timor
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in East Timor?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in East Timor was 110,407 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 338,681 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,407 people in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- East Timor ranks 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.