Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 87.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste stood at 87.43. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste peaked at 87.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.67, in 2002.
That places Timor-Leste 176th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.31 | 22.67 | 43.86 | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.07 | 46.84 | 73.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.75 | 76.05 | 87.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 173 Mongolia 88.37 compare
- 174 Bangladesh 88.16 compare
- 175 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 87.95 compare
- 177 Myanmar 85.95 compare
- 178 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 85.45 compare
- 179 Dominica 83.54 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 using improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste was 87.43 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 87.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.67 in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Timor-Leste ranks 176th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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