Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in East Timor
East Timor: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
130th
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in East Timor, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in East Timor stood at 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 greenhouse gas emissions in East Timor peaked at 11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 128 Mauritania 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 129 Ecuador 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 131 Armenia 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Grenada 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Myanmar 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in East Timor?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in East Timor was 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- How does East Timor rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- East Timor ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.