Land-use change — Emissions Share in East Timor

East Timor: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 1.03 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.03 %
World rank
34th
of 223 countries
All-time high
3.11 %
in 2002
All-time low
0 %
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in East Timor, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 1.6 %1991: 1.4 %1992: 1.4 %1993: 1.3 %1994: 1.1 %1995: 1.1 %1996: 0.06 %1997: 0.93 %1998: 0.06 %1999: 0.44 %2000: 0 %2001: 1 %2002: 3.1 %2003: 0.07 %2004: 2.2 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 2.2 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 1.4 %2010: 0 %2011: 0.42 %2012: 0.84 %2013: 0 %2014: 1.3 %2015: 0.65 %2016: 0.31 %2017: 0.47 %2018: 0.97 %2019: 0.52 %2020: 0.96 %2021: 0.19 %2022: 0 %2023: 1 %

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 1.03 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in East Timor peaked at 3.11 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 2000.

East Timor ranks 34th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land-use change — Emissions Share in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in East Timor, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 1.57 %
1991 1.45 % -7.6%
1992 1.37 % -5.5%
1993 1.3 % -5.1%
1994 1.07 % -17.7%
1995 1.06 % -0.9%
1996 0.06 % -94.3%
1997 0.93 % +1450.0%
1998 0.06 % -93.5%
1999 0.44 % +633.3%
2000 0 % -100.0%
2001 1.03 %
2002 3.11 % +201.9%
2003 0.07 % -97.7%
2004 2.24 % +3100.0%
2005 1.85 % -17.4%
2006 2.18 % +17.8%
2007 1.07 % -50.9%
2008 1.93 % +80.4%
2009 1.37 % -29.0%
2010 0 % -100.0%
2011 0.42 %
2012 0.84 % +100.0%
2013 0 % -100.0%
2014 1.26 %
2015 0.65 % -48.4%
2016 0.31 % -52.3%
2017 0.47 % +51.6%
2018 0.97 % +106.4%
2019 0.52 % -46.4%
2020 0.96 % +84.6%
2021 0.19 % -80.2%
2022 0 % -100.0%
2023 1.03 %

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 1.03 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.08 %, 12.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +3100.0% 0.07 % 2.24 %
1997 +1450.0% 0.06 % 0.93 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.931 % 0.06 % 1.57 % 10
2000s 1.48 % 0 % 3.11 % 10
2010s 0.544 % 0 % 1.26 % 10
2020s 0.545 % 0 % 1.03 % 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 31 Cuba 1.61 % compare
  2. 32 Melanesia 1.46 % compare
  3. 33 Malawi 1.3 % compare
  4. 34 Timor-Leste 1.03 % compare
  5. 36 Chad 0.95 % compare
  6. 37 Sierra Leone 0.9 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in East Timor?
Land-use change — emissions share in East Timor was 1.03 % 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 3.11 % in 2002.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 2000.
How does East Timor rank for land-use change — emissions share?
East Timor ranks 34th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,422 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.