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.
Sanitation facilities usage in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 378,727 people | — |
| 2003 | 379,289 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 368,485 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 360,098 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 354,391 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 347,781 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 340,018 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 331,015 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 321,050 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 310,170 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 298,278 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 285,414 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 271,686 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 257,259 people | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 242,125 people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 226,338 people | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 209,997 people | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 193,045 people | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 175,370 people | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 157,964 people | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 142,601 people | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 126,548 people | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 110,407 people | -12.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 110,407 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 110,407 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.33 people, 1122.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.