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.
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
- 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 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.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.