People practicing open defecation, rural in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: People practicing open defecation, rural was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Timor-Leste stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Timor-Leste peaked at 51.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 51.3% | — |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 38.7% | 51.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 20.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 11.7% | 18.9% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Timor-Leste?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Timor-Leste was 11.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Timor-Leste ranks 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.