Basic sanitation access in Timor-Leste
72.9% of people in Timor-Leste used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.
Timor-Leste, 2024
72.9%
Change from 2023
+2.4percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
141st of 193
Basic sanitation 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 | 72.9% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | – | 55.6% |
| 2000 | – | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4 percentage points from 70.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.3%, the figure has changed by +24.6 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 141st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.