Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor
East Timor: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.16 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor, 1994–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor stood at 3.16 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor peaked at 6.68 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.7 tonnes per person, in 2006.
That places East Timor 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.51 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 6.68 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.36 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 including land-use change in East Timor?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in East Timor was 3.16 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 including land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.68 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 tonnes per person in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- East Timor ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.