Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 4.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Timor-Leste stood at 4.69. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Timor-Leste peaked at 34.25 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.69, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.54 | 24.88 | 34.25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.74 | 11.98 | 23.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 | 4.69 | 10.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 77 Hong Kong (China) 5.17 compare
- 78 Grenada 5.14 compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.95 compare
- 81 Kiribati 4.43 compare
- 82 Libya 4.07 compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.02 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 unimproved sanitation facilites in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Timor-Leste was 4.69 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 34.25 in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Timor-Leste ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. 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 using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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