Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in East Timor
East Timor: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 8.63 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in East Timor is 8.63 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 184.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in East Timor peaked at 8.63 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 161,216 tonnes, in 2002.
That places East Timor 189th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 781,348 tonnes | 161,216 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.41 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 5.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.40 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | 8.63 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 186 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 10.63 million tonnes compare
- 187 Bhutan 10.35 million tonnes compare
- 188 Grenada 9.65 million tonnes compare
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 8.29 million tonnes compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.02 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 from oil in East Timor?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in East Timor was 8.63 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 from oil recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,216 tonnes in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- East Timor ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.8%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.