Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Timor-Leste

Access to clean water in Timor-Leste in 2024 — 87.3%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 202. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 37.7 pp.

2024 87.3% +1.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 154of 202
Period maximum 87.3%2024
Period minimum 49.6%2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Timor-Leste, 2002–2024405060708090200220052008201120142017202020232002: 49.6%2003: 51.3%2004: 53%2005: 54.7%2006: 56.3%2007: 58%2008: 59.7%2009: 61.4%2010: 63.2%2011: 65%2012: 66.7%2013: 68.5%2014: 70.2%2015: 72%2016: 73.8%2017: 75.6%2018: 77.3%2019: 79.1%2020: 80.9%2021: 82.6%2022: 84.4%2023: 85.9%2024: 87.3%
Change over the period: +37.7 pp Annual average: 1.71 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 87.3%
World 91.5%
South-Eastern Asia computed 92.9%
Access to clean water — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 87.3 +1.4 pp
2023 85.9 +1.5 pp
2022 84.4 +1.8 pp
2021 82.6 +1.8 pp
2020 80.9 +1.8 pp
2019 79.1 +1.8 pp
2018 77.3 +1.8 pp
2017 75.6 +1.8 pp
2016 73.8 +1.8 pp
2015 72 +1.8 pp
2014 70.2 +1.8 pp
2013 68.5 +1.8 pp
2012 66.7 +1.8 pp
2011 65 +1.8 pp
2010 63.2 +1.8 pp
2009 61.4 +1.8 pp
2008 59.7 +1.7 pp
2007 58 +1.7 pp
2006 56.3 +1.7 pp
2005 54.7 +1.7 pp
2004 53 +1.7 pp
2003 51.3 +1.7 pp
2002 49.6

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.