Carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor
East Timor: Carbon intensity vs gdp was 240.58 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor is 240.58, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor peaked at 656.51 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 237.08, in 2023.
That places East Timor 53rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 355.49 | — |
| 2004 | 656.51 | +84.7% |
| 2005 | 422.75 | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 408.64 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 359.09 | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 323.4 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 326.16 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 304.93 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 407.22 | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 468.93 | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 326.49 | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 287.77 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 276.34 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 307.71 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 325.09 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 274.89 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 248.86 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 248.44 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 243.48 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 247.41 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 237.08 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 240.58 | +1.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 240.58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224.31, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 240.58 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 214.52, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +84.7% | 355.49 | 656.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407.44 | 323.4 | 656.51 | 7 |
| 2010s | 322.82 | 248.86 | 468.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 243.4 | 237.08 | 248.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 50 Bolivia 246.55 compare
- 51 British Virgin Islands 244.25 compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 242.56 compare
- 54 Mali 240.38 compare
- 55 Egypt 239.79 compare
- 56 Philippines 239.63 compare
More climate change data for East Timor
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 934.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 229.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 704.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8677 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 259.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 20.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 239.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor?
- Carbon intensity vs gdp in East Timor was 240.58 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 656.51 in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 237.08 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for carbon intensity vs gdp?
- East Timor ranks 53rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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