Level of water stress in Timor-Leste

Freshwater withdrawals in Timor-Leste were equal to 28.3% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 2004 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Timor-Leste, 2022 28.3% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 28.3%
Position in 2022 55th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Timor-Leste over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 2004 to 2022
Period Timor-Leste
2022 28.3%
2021 28.3%
2020 28.3%
2019 28.3%
2018 28.3%
2017 28.3%
2016 28.3%
2015 28.3%
2014 28.3%
2013 28.3%
2012 28.3%
2011 28.3%
2010 28.3%
2009 28.3%
2008 28.3%
2007 28.3%
2006 28.3%
2005 28.3%
2004 28.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 28.3%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Timor-Leste has the 55th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2004 to 2022 for Timor-Leste
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT