Share global ghg emissions in East Timor

East Timor: Share global ghg emissions was 0.009 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.009
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
162nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0263
in 1860
All-time low
0.0007
in 1960
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in East Timor, 1850–2024

00.010.020.03185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in East Timor is 0.009, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in East Timor peaked at 0.0263 in 1860 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1960.

East Timor ranks 162nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Share global ghg emissions in East Timor, 1850 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1850 0.022 —
1851 0.0225 +2.3%
1852 0.0214 -4.7%
1853 0.0238 +11.0%
1854 0.0217 -8.8%
1855 0.022 +1.3%
1856 0.0238 +8.1%
1857 0.0239 +0.7%
1858 0.0228 -4.8%
1859 0.023 +0.9%
1860 0.0263 +14.6%
1861 0.0205 -22.0%
1862 0.0184 -10.3%
1863 0.0174 -5.7%
1864 0.0199 +14.7%
1865 0.0175 -12.0%
1866 0.0164 -6.2%
1867 0.0172 +4.7%
1868 0.0161 -6.3%
1869 0.0193 +19.4%
1870 0.0156 -19.2%
1871 0.0144 -7.2%
1872 0.0135 -6.5%
1873 0.0154 +13.9%
1874 0.0137 -11.0%
1875 0.0129 -5.3%
1876 0.0126 -2.9%
1877 0.0122 -2.7%
1878 0.0143 +17.1%
1879 0.0126 -12.0%
1880 0.0127 +0.7%
1881 0.0128 +0.7%
1882 0.0126 -1.4%
1883 0.0124 -1.5%
1884 0.0134 +7.8%
1885 0.0128 -4.0%
1886 0.0127 -0.9%
1887 0.0125 -1.5%
1888 0.0124 -1.2%
1889 0.0124 +0.2%
1890 0.0117 -6.1%
1891 0.0115 -1.6%
1892 0.0116 +1.0%
1893 0.0142 +22.2%
1894 0.0124 -12.1%
1895 0.012 -3.9%
1896 0.0118 -1.5%
1897 0.0116 -1.7%
1898 0.0148 +27.6%
1899 0.0124 -16.1%
1900 0.0117 -5.4%
1901 0.0113 -3.7%
1902 0.0111 -1.6%
1903 0.0108 -2.6%
1904 0.0107 -1.1%
1905 0.0105 -1.9%
1906 0.0103 -1.7%
1907 0.01 -3.4%
1908 0.0101 +1.2%
1909 0.0099 -1.6%
1910 0.0108 +8.7%
1911 0.0104 -4.0%
1912 0.0102 -1.5%
1913 0.01 -2.4%
1914 0.0104 +3.7%
1915 0.0105 +1.4%
1916 0.0103 -2.0%
1917 0.0102 -0.7%
1918 0.0103 +1.3%
1919 0.0109 +5.6%
1920 0.0102 -6.8%
1921 0.0107 +5.0%
1922 0.0107 -0.1%
1923 0.0104 -2.9%
1924 0.0106 +2.5%
1925 0.0114 +7.6%
1926 0.0113 -1.0%
1927 0.0111 -2.2%
1928 0.0113 +1.6%
1929 0.0111 -1.1%
1930 0.0122 +9.9%
1931 0.0131 +7.2%
1932 0.0147 +11.9%
1933 0.0143 -2.2%
1934 0.0149 +3.6%
1935 0.0144 -2.9%
1936 0.0139 -3.5%
1937 0.0146 +5.1%
1938 0.0146 -0.2%
1939 0.0153 +4.8%
1940 0.0139 -9.1%
1941 0.0135 -3.1%
1942 0.0135 +0.0%
1943 0.0135 -0.1%
1944 0.0136 +0.6%
1945 0.0145 +7.3%
1946 0.0143 -1.7%
1947 0.0139 -3.1%
1948 0.0137 -0.9%
1949 0.0107 -22.4%
1950 0.0074 -30.9%
1951 0.007 -5.2%
1952 0.0087 +25.2%
1953 0.0071 -19.2%
1954 0.0072 +1.4%
1955 0.0092 +28.5%
1956 0.0077 -16.3%
1957 0.0072 -6.0%
1958 0.007 -2.6%
1959 0.0007 -90.3%
1960 0.0007 -1.9%
1961 0.0012 +85.9%
1962 0.0017 +35.0%
1963 0.0021 +22.9%
1964 0.0024 +18.3%
1965 0.0028 +13.4%
1966 0.0054 +95.2%
1967 0.0041 -23.9%
1968 0.0048 +16.7%
1969 0.0124 +158.6%
1970 0.0078 -37.2%
1971 0.0097 +24.9%
1972 0.0141 +44.9%
1973 0.0128 -9.1%
1974 0.0159 +24.1%
1975 0.015 -5.6%
1976 0.0149 -0.4%
1977 0.018 +20.3%
1978 0.016 -10.9%
1979 0.0152 -5.1%
1980 0.0142 -6.3%
1981 0.0134 -6.2%
1982 0.014 +4.4%
1983 0.0135 -2.9%
1984 0.0138 +1.9%
1985 0.0136 -1.3%
1986 0.0144 +5.4%
1987 0.0141 -1.7%
1988 0.0122 -13.8%
1989 0.0179 +47.3%
1990 0.0223 +24.6%
1991 0.0169 -24.5%
1992 0.0168 -0.4%
1993 0.0175 +4.1%
1994 0.0136 -22.3%
1995 0.0123 -9.5%
1996 0.0106 -14.1%
1997 0.0083 -21.0%
1998 0.0082 -1.7%
1999 0.0088 +7.4%
2000 0.009 +1.5%
2001 0.0092 +2.5%
2002 0.0096 +5.0%
2003 0.009 -6.9%
2004 0.0097 +8.5%
2005 0.0097 -0.1%
2006 0.0097 -0.0%
2007 0.0108 +10.5%
2008 0.0101 -5.8%
2009 0.0095 -6.0%
2010 0.0099 +4.1%
2011 0.0103 +4.0%
2012 0.0102 -0.6%
2013 0.0096 -5.9%
2014 0.009 -6.5%
2015 0.009 +0.1%
2016 0.0089 -1.0%
2017 0.0111 +24.6%
2018 0.009 -18.7%
2019 0.0097 +7.2%
2020 0.0105 +8.2%
2021 0.0106 +1.5%
2022 0.0093 -12.2%
2023 0.009 -3.5%
2024 0.009 -0.5%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 0.009 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 0.009 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1124, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global 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.

YearChange FromTo
1969 +158.6% 0.0048 0.0124
1966 +95.2% 0.0028 0.0054
1959 -90.3% 0.007 0.0007
1961 +85.9% 0.0007 0.0012
1989 +47.3% 0.0122 0.0179
1972 +44.9% 0.0097 0.0141

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0227 0.0214 0.0239 10
1860s 0.0189 0.0161 0.0263 10
1870s 0.0137 0.0122 0.0156 10
1880s 0.0127 0.0124 0.0134 10
1890s 0.0124 0.0115 0.0148 10
1900s 0.0107 0.0099 0.0117 10
1910s 0.0104 0.01 0.0109 10
1920s 0.0109 0.0102 0.0114 10
1930s 0.0142 0.0122 0.0153 10
1940s 0.0135 0.0107 0.0145 10
1950s 0.0069 0.0007 0.0092 10
1960s 0.0038 0.0007 0.0124 10
1970s 0.0139 0.0078 0.018 10
1980s 0.0141 0.0122 0.0179 10
1990s 0.0135 0.0082 0.0223 10
2000s 0.0096 0.009 0.0108 10
2010s 0.0097 0.0089 0.0111 10
2020s 0.0097 0.009 0.0106 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 159 Suriname 0.0104 compare
  2. 160 Mauritius 0.01 compare
  3. 161 Iceland 0.0093 compare
  4. 163 Bahamas 0.0064 compare
  5. 164 Solomon Islands 0.0062 compare
  6. 165 Gambia 0.0054 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in East Timor?
Share global ghg emissions in East Timor was 0.009 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.0263 in 1860.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1960.
How does East Timor rank for share global ghg emissions?
East Timor ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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