Basic drinking water access in Timor-Leste
87.3% of people in Timor-Leste used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.
Timor-Leste, 2024
87.3%
Change from 2023
+1.4percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
154th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Timor-Leste over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.3% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | – | 80.9% |
| 2000 | – | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 85.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 70.2%, the figure has changed by +17.1 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 154th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.