Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in East Timor
East Timor: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.4528 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in East Timor is 0.4528 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in East Timor peaked at 0.4647 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1758 tonnes per person, in 2003.
East Timor ranks 165th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1887 tonnes per person | 0.1758 tonnes per person | 0.2146 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.344 tonnes per person | 0.2179 tonnes per person | 0.4647 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4403 tonnes per person | 0.4237 tonnes per person | 0.4528 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in East Timor?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in East Timor was 0.4528 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4647 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1758 tonnes per person in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- East Timor ranks 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.