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Timor-Leste

Location

  • Geographical region: South-eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
  • Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 14,870 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 26% agriculture, 62% forest and 12% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 1,341,296 people (2022)
  • Population density: 89 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 31% lives in urban areas and 68% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 5,176,134,942 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 3,859 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 9% from agriculture, 55% from services and 62% from industry (2020 - 2021)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Timor-Leste

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Timor-Leste uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Timor-Leste uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    28 % of the population in Timor-Leste has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2020)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Timor-Leste is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Timor-Leste has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    2 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Timor-Leste (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    28 % of the renewable water resources in Timor-Leste is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    14 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Timor-Leste (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2022)
  • Ecosystems

    50 % of the water basins in Timor-Leste is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    3 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Timor-Leste in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Timor-Leste (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Timor-Leste, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Timor-Leste, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Timor-Leste, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Timor-Leste, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Timor-Leste, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Timor-Leste (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Timor-Leste, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Timor-Leste (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Timor-Leste, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,500 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 6,339 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 1,100 m3 per capita (2004)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Timor-Leste, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Timor-Leste, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Timor-Leste, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Timor-Leste, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Timor-Leste, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Timor-Leste, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Timor-Leste in 2021, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Timor-Leste, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Timor-Leste (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Timor-Leste, progress over time, by sub-sector