Proportion of population practising open defecation in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 7.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practising open defecation in Timor-Leste is 7.88, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Timor-Leste peaked at 43.08 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.88, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 36th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.15 | 31.26 | 43.08 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.19 | 14.84 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.47 | 7.88 | 13.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.73 compare
- 34 Congo 8.35 compare
- 35 Pakistan 8.17 compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 7.74 compare
- 38 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.09 compare
- 39 Wallis and Futuna 6.92 compare
More population data for Timor-Leste
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 0 (2015)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person (2015)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Timor-Leste was 7.88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 43.08 in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Timor-Leste ranks 36th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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