Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor
East Timor: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 87.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 87.43 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor peaked at 87.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.67, in 2002.
That places East Timor 177th out of 232 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 |
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More population data for East Timor
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.63 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2015)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.63 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.63 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.48 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.71 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor was 87.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 87.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.67 in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- East Timor ranks 177th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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