People using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: People using at least basic drinking water services was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services 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 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste is 87.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2002.
That places Timor-Leste 163rd out of 214 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.6% | — |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 49.6% | 61.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 63.2% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 80.9% | 87.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Timor-Leste was 87.3% 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 using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.