Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor
East Timor: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 121.30 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change in East Timor stood at 121.30 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor peaked at 121.30 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.64 million tonnes, in 1994.
That places East Timor 164th out of 194 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 | 15.45 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | 23.70 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2000s | 40.66 million tonnes | 26.86 million tonnes | 54.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.53 million tonnes | 58.86 million tonnes | 96.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.99 million tonnes | 101.57 million tonnes | 121.30 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 161 Mauritania 143.66 million tonnes compare
- 162 Mauritius 136.50 million tonnes compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 133.57 million tonnes compare
- 166 Fiji 98.95 million tonnes compare
- 167 Vanuatu 90.28 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)
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor was 121.30 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 including land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 121.30 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 million tonnes in 1994.
- How does East Timor rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- East Timor ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.