Land-use change — Emissions Share in East Timor
East Timor: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 24.02 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in East Timor, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in East Timor is 24.02 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in East Timor peaked at 81.03 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.02 %, in 2023.
That places East Timor 51st out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.03 % | — |
| 1991 | 79.3 % | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 76.77 % | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 76.76 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.37 % | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.21 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.4 % | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 72.71 % | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 64.89 % | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 55.08 % | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 49.82 % | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 56.94 % | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 59.21 % | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 59.64 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.63 % | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 52.48 % | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 52.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.16 % | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 55.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.58 % | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 53.9 % | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 51 % | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 37.81 % | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 37.15 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.77 % | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 36.8 % | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 35.31 % | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 37.92 % | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 35.84 % | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 36.83 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 25.28 % | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 24.09 % | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 24.02 % | -0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 24.02 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.05 %, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 24.02 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.26 %, 92.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.65 % | 55.08 % | 81.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.64 % | 42.63 % | 59.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.17 % | 35.31 % | 53.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.55 % | 24.02 % | 36.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 land-use change — emissions share in East Timor?
- Land-use change — emissions share in East Timor was 24.02 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 81.03 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.02 % in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- East Timor ranks 51st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.