Sanitation facilities usage in East Timor
East Timor: Sanitation facilities usage was 110,407 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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 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 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in East Timor peaked at 379,289 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 110,407 people, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 69th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 357,476 people | 331,015 people | 379,289 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 261,536 people | 193,045 people | 321,050 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,578 people | 110,407 people | 175,370 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 66 Syria 130,923 people compare
- 67 Turkey 122,852 people compare
- 68 Malaysia 110,515 people compare
- 70 Sao Tome and Principe 78,551 people compare
- 71 El Salvador 75,817 people compare
- 72 Tajikistan 47,527 people compare
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 East Timor?
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 379,289 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,407 people in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- East Timor ranks 69th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.