Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in East Timor
East Timor: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.4528 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
East Timor recorded 0.4528 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in East Timor peaked at 0.4647 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1758 tonnes per person, in 2003.
That places East Timor 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1834 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1758 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1893 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1855 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1838 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1823 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1952 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2146 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2179 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2211 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2566 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3046 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.372 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3557 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4146 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4416 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3905 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4647 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4421 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4237 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.445 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4381 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4528 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.4528 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.4528 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.36 tonnes per person, 33% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- 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 per capita co₂ emissions from oil in East Timor?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4647 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil?
- East Timor ranks 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil. 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.