1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in East Timor
East Timor: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 58.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
58.38
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
154th
of 200 countries
All-time high
58.38
in 2022
All-time low
35.23
in 2002
Years of data
21
2002–2022
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in East Timor, 2002–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in East Timor stood at 58.38. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in East Timor peaked at 58.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.23, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 154th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.23 | — |
| 2003 | 36.56 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 37.89 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 39.2 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 40.4 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.58 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 42.76 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 43.94 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.1 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 46.26 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.41 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 48.55 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 49.68 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 50.8 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 51.91 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 53.01 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 54.11 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.19 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 56.26 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 57.33 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 58.38 | +1.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 58.38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.38, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 58.38 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.31, 65% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.69 | 35.23 | 43.94 | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.2 | 45.1 | 55.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.32 | 56.26 | 58.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 151 Eswatini 64.42 compare
- 152 Senegal 60.18 compare
- 153 Bangladesh 59.3 compare
- 155 Afghanistan 55.95 compare
- 156 Mauritania 55.93 compare
- 157 Yemen 54.84 compare
More population data for East Timor
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in East Timor?
- 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in East Timor was 58.38 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 58.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.23 in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
- East Timor ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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