Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed was 71 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed in Timor-Leste, 2006–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 71 for number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 97.3% on the previous year and down 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed in Timor-Leste peaked at 39,797 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2025.
That places Timor-Leste 58th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 39,797 | — |
| 2007 | 3,107 | -92.2% |
| 2008 | 616 | -80.2% |
| 2009 | 336 | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 4,126 | +1128.0% |
| 2011 | 1,013 | -75.4% |
| 2012 | 708 | -30.1% |
| 2013 | 2,789 | +293.9% |
| 2014 | 1,639 | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 1,387 | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 502 | -63.8% |
| 2017 | 1,677 | +234.1% |
| 2018 | 1,984 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 886 | -55.3% |
| 2020 | 5,617 | +534.0% |
| 2021 | 26,480 | +371.4% |
| 2022 | 482 | -98.2% |
| 2023 | 2,675 | +455.0% |
| 2024 | 2,590 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 71 | -97.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,964 | 336 | 39,797 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,671 | 502 | 4,126 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,319 | 71 | 26,480 | 6 |
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More climate change data for Timor-Leste
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 28.8% (2025)
- Urban population 408,340 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 1.94 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.11 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.477 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed in Timor-Leste?
- Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed in Timor-Leste was 71 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 39,797 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed?
- Timor-Leste ranks 58th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed, attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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