Timor-Leste - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Timor-Leste was 80.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 80.49 in 2020, while its lowest value was 42.28 in 2002.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2002 42.28
2003 43.90
2004 45.52
2005 47.15
2006 48.77
2007 50.39
2008 52.02
2009 54.31
2010 56.65
2011 59.03
2012 61.45
2013 63.91
2014 66.42
2015 68.96
2016 71.54
2017 74.17
2018 76.83
2019 78.66
2020 80.49

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Timor-Leste was 96.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 96.48 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.48 in 2002.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2002 74.48
2003 75.63
2004 76.79
2005 77.95
2006 79.11
2007 80.27
2008 81.43
2009 82.68
2010 83.94
2011 85.21
2012 86.47
2013 87.74
2014 89.02
2015 90.29
2016 91.57
2017 92.85
2018 94.13
2019 95.30
2020 96.48

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Timor-Leste was 85.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 85.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.32 in 2002.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2002 50.32
2003 51.94
2004 53.56
2005 55.17
2006 56.77
2007 58.37
2008 59.97
2009 62.08
2010 64.22
2011 66.38
2012 68.57
2013 70.77
2014 73.00
2015 75.25
2016 77.52
2017 79.81
2018 82.12
2019 83.81
2020 85.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention