Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 73 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste peaked at 73 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19 %, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19 % | — |
| 2003 | 21 % | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 24 % | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 29 % | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 31 % | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 34 % | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 36 % | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 38 % | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 41 % | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 43 % | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 46 % | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 48 % | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 51 % | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 53 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 56 % | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 58 % | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 61 % | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 63 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 66 % | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 68 % | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 70 % | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 73 % | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5 % | 19 % | 36 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.5 % | 38 % | 61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68 % | 63 % | 73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 10 Republic of Moldova 87 % compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 85 % compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 72 % compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 37 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Timor-Leste
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -11.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -0.3322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.5122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.1616 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 0.5537 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -5.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 0.1198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Timor-Leste was 73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 73 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 % in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 12th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.