Cumulative CO₂ emissions in East Timor
East Timor: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 12.14 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in East Timor, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions in East Timor stood at 12.14 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in East Timor peaked at 12.14 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1994.
That places East Timor 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,674 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 213,509 tonnes | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million tonnes | 433,369 tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | 8.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 million tonnes | 9.54 million tonnes | 12.14 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 182 Saint Lucia 16.46 million tonnes compare
- 183 Seychelles 16.11 million tonnes compare
- 184 Central African Republic 12.34 million tonnes compare
- 186 Solomon Islands 11.61 million tonnes compare
- 187 Palau 11.40 million tonnes compare
- 188 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 10.63 million tonnes 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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in East Timor?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in East Timor was 12.14 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 12.14 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1994.
- How does East Timor rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- East Timor ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.