Per capita ghg emissions in East Timor
East Timor: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.48
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
130th
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.04
in 1990
All-time low
0.3257
in 1960
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in East Timor, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in East Timor stood at 3.48.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in East Timor peaked at 11.04 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3257, in 1960.
That places East Timor 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.64 | — |
| 1851 | 4.81 | +3.8% |
| 1852 | 4.65 | -3.4% |
| 1853 | 5.14 | +10.6% |
| 1854 | 4.73 | -8.1% |
| 1855 | 4.8 | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 5.17 | +7.8% |
| 1857 | 5.21 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 4.93 | -5.3% |
| 1859 | 4.99 | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 5.39 | +8.2% |
| 1861 | 4.06 | -24.7% |
| 1862 | 3.55 | -12.5% |
| 1863 | 3.31 | -6.7% |
| 1864 | 3.81 | +15.0% |
| 1865 | 3.28 | -13.9% |
| 1866 | 3.07 | -6.6% |
| 1867 | 3.17 | +3.3% |
| 1868 | 2.94 | -7.2% |
| 1869 | 3.49 | +18.8% |
| 1870 | 3.01 | -13.7% |
| 1871 | 2.83 | -5.9% |
| 1872 | 2.74 | -3.3% |
| 1873 | 3.15 | +14.9% |
| 1874 | 2.81 | -10.9% |
| 1875 | 2.67 | -4.7% |
| 1876 | 2.6 | -2.6% |
| 1877 | 2.56 | -1.8% |
| 1878 | 3 | +17.3% |
| 1879 | 2.67 | -11.1% |
| 1880 | 2.73 | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 2.74 | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 2.75 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 2.75 | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 2.97 | +7.8% |
| 1885 | 2.85 | -4.1% |
| 1886 | 2.82 | -1.0% |
| 1887 | 2.82 | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 2.82 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 2.84 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 2.81 | -1.0% |
| 1891 | 2.81 | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 2.82 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 3.44 | +21.8% |
| 1894 | 3.06 | -10.9% |
| 1895 | 2.96 | -3.4% |
| 1896 | 2.92 | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 2.92 | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 3.76 | +28.8% |
| 1899 | 3.22 | -14.3% |
| 1900 | 3.08 | -4.2% |
| 1901 | 3.02 | -2.0% |
| 1902 | 2.99 | -0.9% |
| 1903 | 2.98 | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 2.97 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 2.96 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 2.96 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 2.96 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 2.96 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 2.96 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 3.19 | +7.8% |
| 1911 | 3.06 | -4.1% |
| 1912 | 3.02 | -1.1% |
| 1913 | 3.01 | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 3.01 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 3.01 | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 3.02 | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 3.01 | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 3.01 | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 3 | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 3.03 | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 3.07 | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 3.1 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 3.13 | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 3.15 | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 3.38 | +7.5% |
| 1926 | 3.28 | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 3.27 | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 3.28 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 3.31 | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 3.53 | +6.7% |
| 1931 | 3.67 | +3.8% |
| 1932 | 4 | +9.1% |
| 1933 | 3.99 | -0.3% |
| 1934 | 4.3 | +7.7% |
| 1935 | 4.25 | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 4.31 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 4.67 | +8.3% |
| 1938 | 4.6 | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 4.94 | +7.4% |
| 1940 | 4.7 | -4.8% |
| 1941 | 4.68 | -0.5% |
| 1942 | 4.72 | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 4.78 | +1.4% |
| 1944 | 4.86 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 4.95 | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 5.03 | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 5.11 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 5.19 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 3.97 | -23.5% |
| 1950 | 3.03 | -23.7% |
| 1951 | 3.03 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 3.8 | +25.6% |
| 1953 | 3.11 | -18.3% |
| 1954 | 3.23 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 4.32 | +33.7% |
| 1956 | 3.69 | -14.6% |
| 1957 | 3.52 | -4.6% |
| 1958 | 3.43 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3428 | -90.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3257 | -5.0% |
| 1961 | 0.6 | +84.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7957 | +32.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9833 | +23.6% |
| 1964 | 1.16 | +18.3% |
| 1965 | 1.32 | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 2.57 | +94.5% |
| 1967 | 1.98 | -22.8% |
| 1968 | 2.35 | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 6.36 | +170.3% |
| 1970 | 4.07 | -36.0% |
| 1971 | 5 | +22.9% |
| 1972 | 7.4 | +48.1% |
| 1973 | 6.81 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 8.34 | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 7.78 | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 7.86 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 9.64 | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 8.61 | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 8.04 | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 7.42 | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 6.67 | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 6.81 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.64 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.92 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 6.96 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.33 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 7.14 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 6.14 | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 8.94 | +45.6% |
| 1990 | 11.04 | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 8.22 | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 7.88 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 7.97 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.23 | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 5.52 | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 4.74 | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 3.78 | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 3.49 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 4.27 | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 4.9 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 4.55 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 4.54 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.33 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.66 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 4.62 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.6 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.67 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 4.29 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 4.53 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.73 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.67 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.29 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 3.97 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.89 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.59 | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 3.69 | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 3.91 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.99 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.14 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.65 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 3.52 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.48 | -1.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3.48 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3.48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +170.3% | 2.35 | 6.36 |
| 1966 | +94.5% | 1.32 | 2.57 |
| 1959 | -90.0% | 3.43 | 0.3428 |
| 1961 | +84.2% | 0.3257 | 0.6 |
| 1972 | +48.1% | 5 | 7.4 |
| 1989 | +45.6% | 6.14 | 8.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.91 | 4.64 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.61 | 2.94 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.81 | 2.56 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.81 | 2.73 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.07 | 2.81 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.98 | 2.96 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.03 | 3 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.2 | 3.03 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.23 | 3.53 | 4.94 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.8 | 3.97 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.15 | 0.3428 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.84 | 0.3257 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.36 | 4.07 | 9.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1 | 6.14 | 8.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 | 3.49 | 11.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 | 4.29 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3.69 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 | 3.48 | 4.14 | 5 |
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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 ghg emissions in East Timor?
- Per capita ghg emissions in East Timor was 3.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 11.04 in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3257 in 1960.
- How does East Timor rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- East Timor ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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