Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in East Timor
East Timor: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 3.76 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.76 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
79th
of 197 countries
All-time high
11.85 million tonnes
in 1990
All-time low
-1.08 million tonnes
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in East Timor, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in East Timor stood at 3.76 million tonnes.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in East Timor peaked at 11.85 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, -1.08 million tonnes, in 1959.
That places East Timor 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.11 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 1.22 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1852 | 1.14 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1853 | 1.43 million tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1854 | 1.22 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1855 | 1.28 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1856 | 1.52 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1857 | 1.56 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1858 | 1.41 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1859 | 1.50 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1860 | 1.94 million tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1861 | 1.18 million tonnes | -39.2% |
| 1862 | 942,894 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1863 | 834,329 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1864 | 1.18 million tonnes | +40.9% |
| 1865 | 866,719 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1866 | 769,880 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1867 | 868,515 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1868 | 745,880 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1869 | 1.14 million tonnes | +53.5% |
| 1870 | 833,413 tonnes | -27.2% |
| 1871 | 742,107 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1872 | 702,389 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1873 | 1.01 million tonnes | +43.6% |
| 1874 | 774,350 tonnes | -23.2% |
| 1875 | 707,262 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1876 | 678,939 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1877 | 663,917 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1878 | 1.01 million tonnes | +52.3% |
| 1879 | 766,032 tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1880 | 759,547 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1881 | 752,659 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 748,262 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 745,587 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1884 | 902,626 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1885 | 794,832 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1886 | 765,959 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1887 | 754,637 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1888 | 749,032 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 745,954 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 750,057 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 754,894 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 760,060 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 1.25 million tonnes | +64.7% |
| 1894 | 928,861 tonnes | -25.8% |
| 1895 | 846,494 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1896 | 817,109 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1897 | 804,395 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.50 million tonnes | +86.8% |
| 1899 | 1.03 million tonnes | -31.7% |
| 1900 | 899,072 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1901 | 846,054 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1902 | 819,417 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1903 | 804,358 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 795,491 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 790,032 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 786,624 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 784,389 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 783,033 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 782,301 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 981,256 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1911 | 855,910 tonnes | -12.8% |
| 1912 | 823,814 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1913 | 812,272 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1914 | 807,216 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1915 | 804,798 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 803,808 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 803,442 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 803,479 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 803,808 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 864,374 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1921 | 903,176 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1922 | 940,292 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1923 | 978,984 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1924 | 1.02 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1925 | 1.27 million tonnes | +24.6% |
| 1926 | 1.17 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1927 | 1.18 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.21 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 1.25 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1930 | 1.38 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1931 | 1.46 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1932 | 1.76 million tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1933 | 1.66 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1934 | 1.93 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1935 | 1.80 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1936 | 1.80 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 2.11 million tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1938 | 1.96 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1939 | 2.26 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1940 | 2.00 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1941 | 1.94 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1942 | 1.94 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 1.95 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1944 | 1.97 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 2.00 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 2.02 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 2.05 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 2.08 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 1.39 million tonnes | -33.1% |
| 1950 | 915,414 tonnes | -34.2% |
| 1951 | 1.15 million tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1952 | 1.91 million tonnes | +66.0% |
| 1953 | 1.17 million tonnes | -38.7% |
| 1954 | 1.51 million tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1955 | 2.52 million tonnes | +66.1% |
| 1956 | 1.64 million tonnes | -34.7% |
| 1957 | 1.43 million tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1958 | 1.34 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1959 | -1.08 million tonnes | -180.2% |
| 1960 | -881,265 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1961 | -676,631 tonnes | -23.2% |
| 1962 | -522,486 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1963 | -392,268 tonnes | -24.9% |
| 1964 | -262,526 tonnes | -33.1% |
| 1965 | -140,258 tonnes | -46.6% |
| 1966 | 736,208 tonnes | -624.9% |
| 1967 | 447,704 tonnes | -39.2% |
| 1968 | 700,813 tonnes | +56.5% |
| 1969 | 4.04 million tonnes | +475.9% |
| 1970 | 2.01 million tonnes | -50.2% |
| 1971 | 2.83 million tonnes | +40.9% |
| 1972 | 4.76 million tonnes | +68.2% |
| 1973 | 4.13 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 5.50 million tonnes | +33.2% |
| 1975 | 5.15 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 5.42 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 7.28 million tonnes | +34.5% |
| 1978 | 6.53 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 6.37 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.78 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 5.14 million tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 5.26 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5.11 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.95 million tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 6.18 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 6.59 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 6.40 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 5.13 million tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1989 | 8.50 million tonnes | +65.5% |
| 1990 | 11.85 million tonnes | +39.5% |
| 1991 | 8.08 million tonnes | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 7.45 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 8.09 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 5.64 million tonnes | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 4.93 million tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 4.10 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 3.02 million tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 2.65 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 3.14 million tonnes | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 2.93 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 2.80 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.11 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.58 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 2.32 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.54 million tonnes | +52.9% |
| 2008 | 2.98 million tonnes | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 2.65 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 3.92 million tonnes | +48.1% |
| 2011 | 4.10 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.45 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 3.47 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.24 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.01 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 3.02 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.83 million tonnes | +59.7% |
| 2018 | 3.41 million tonnes | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 3.67 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 4.35 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 5.58 million tonnes | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 4.00 million tonnes | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 3.80 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.76 million tonnes | -1.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3.76 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.54 million tonnes, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3.76 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.66 million tonnes, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +624.9% | -140,258 tonnes | 736,208 tonnes |
| 1969 | +475.9% | 700,813 tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes |
| 1959 | -180.2% | 1.34 million tonnes | -1.08 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.05 million tonnes | 745,880 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 788,790 tonnes | 663,917 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 771,910 tonnes | 745,587 tonnes | 902,626 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 944,286 tonnes | 750,057 tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 809,077 tonnes | 782,301 tonnes | 899,072 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 829,980 tonnes | 803,442 tonnes | 981,256 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.08 million tonnes | 864,374 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.81 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.25 million tonnes | -1.08 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 304,515 tonnes | -881,265 tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.00 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 7.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.00 million tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | 8.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.90 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 11.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.80 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | 4.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.30 million tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | 5.58 million tonnes | 5 |
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- 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in East Timor?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in East Timor was 3.76 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 from land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 million tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.08 million tonnes in 1959.
- How does East Timor rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- East Timor ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.