Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 72.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 72.94 for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste peaked at 72.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.79, in 2002.
Timor-Leste ranks 173rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.41 | 18.79 | 36.02 | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.57 | 38.48 | 60.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.03 | 63.12 | 72.94 | 5 |
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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 using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste was 72.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 72.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.79 in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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