Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in East Timor
East Timor: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.477 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
East Timor recorded 0.477 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in East Timor peaked at 0.5535 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1994.
That places East Timor 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1833 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.3075 tonnes per person | 0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.5349 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4836 tonnes per person | 0.2887 tonnes per person | 0.5535 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4745 tonnes per person | 0.4593 tonnes per person | 0.489 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 relative to the global average in East Timor?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in East Timor was 0.477 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 relative to the global average recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5535 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does East Timor rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- East Timor ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.