Carbon intensity of energy in East Timor
East Timor: Carbon intensity of energy was 240.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity of energy in East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 240.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity of energy in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in East Timor peaked at 656.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2004 and was at its lowest, 237.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 53rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Carbon intensity of energy in East Timor, year by year
| Year | grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 355.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | — |
| 2004 | 656.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +84.7% |
| 2005 | 422.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 408.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 359.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 323.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 326.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 304.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 407.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 468.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 326.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 287.77 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 276.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 307.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 325.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 274.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 248.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 248.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 243.48 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 247.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 237.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 240.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | +1.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 240.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 240.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 214.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity of energy 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 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 656.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 323.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 656.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 7 |
| 2010s | 322.82 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 248.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 468.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 243.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 237.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 248.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 50 Bolivia 246.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 51 British Virgin Islands 244.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 242.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 54 Mali 240.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 55 Egypt 239.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 56 Philippines 239.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 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 of energy in East Timor?
- Carbon intensity of energy in East Timor was 240.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 656.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 237.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- East Timor ranks 53rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.