Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor
East Timor: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.43 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor is 4.43 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor peaked at 6.20 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million tonnes, in 2005.
That places East Timor 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.95 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.09 million tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.95 million tonnes | 4.43 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for East Timor
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 408,340 (2025)
- Urban population 28.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.477 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.14 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.477 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.477 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor was 4.43 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.20 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million tonnes in 2005.
- How does East Timor rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- East Timor ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.