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

Latest (2024)
87.43
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
177th
of 232 countries
All-time high
87.43
in 2024
All-time low
22.67
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor, 2002–2024

204060802002201320242002: 22.72003: 25.72004: 28.82005: 31.82006: 34.92007: 37.92008: 40.92009: 43.92010: 46.82011: 49.82012: 52.82013: 55.72014: 58.72015: 61.62016: 64.52017: 67.42018: 70.32019: 73.22020: 76.12021: 78.92022: 81.82023: 84.62024: 87.4

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 East Timor

  1. 174 Mongolia 88.37 compare
  2. 175 Bangladesh 88.16 compare
  3. 176 Bolivia 87.95 compare
  4. 178 Myanmar 85.95 compare
  5. 179 North Korea 85.45 compare
  6. 180 Dominica 83.54 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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