Per capita methane emissions in East Timor
East Timor: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
139th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1980
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in East Timor stood at 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in East Timor peaked at 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1980.
That places East Timor 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 136 Niue 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Uganda 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 138 Samoa 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Cameroon 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 141 Tuvalu 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 142 North Korea 0.7159 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 methane emissions in East Timor?
- Per capita methane emissions in East Timor was 0.7367 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 methane emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1980.
- How does East Timor rank for per capita methane emissions?
- East Timor ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.