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Share global methane emissions in East Timor

East Timor: Share global methane emissions was 0.0112 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0112
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
159th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0219
in 2006
All-time low
0.0039
in 1980
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in East Timor, 1850–2024

0.0050.010.0150.02185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in East Timor is 0.0112, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in East Timor peaked at 0.0219 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0039, in 1980.

That places East Timor 159th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Share global methane emissions in East Timor, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0196 —
1851 0.0197 +0.5%
1852 0.0197 +0.4%
1853 0.0198 +0.3%
1854 0.0198 -0.1%
1855 0.0199 +0.4%
1856 0.0199 +0.2%
1857 0.02 +0.4%
1858 0.0201 +0.4%
1859 0.0201 +0.2%
1860 0.0201 +0.0%
1861 0.0201 -0.2%
1862 0.02 -0.0%
1863 0.02 -0.4%
1864 0.0199 -0.3%
1865 0.0199 -0.3%
1866 0.0198 -0.3%
1867 0.0198 -0.1%
1868 0.0198 -0.0%
1869 0.0197 -0.3%
1870 0.0197 -0.1%
1871 0.0196 -0.5%
1872 0.0195 -0.8%
1873 0.0193 -0.6%
1874 0.0194 +0.1%
1875 0.0192 -0.6%
1876 0.0192 -0.3%
1877 0.0191 -0.3%
1878 0.0191 -0.2%
1879 0.019 -0.6%
1880 0.0188 -0.9%
1881 0.0187 -0.7%
1882 0.0186 -0.6%
1883 0.0184 -0.7%
1884 0.0184 -0.3%
1885 0.0183 -0.3%
1886 0.0183 -0.3%
1887 0.0181 -0.6%
1888 0.018 -1.0%
1889 0.0179 -0.2%
1890 0.0177 -1.0%
1891 0.0176 -0.7%
1892 0.0176 -0.3%
1893 0.0176 -0.0%
1894 0.0174 -0.7%
1895 0.0173 -0.8%
1896 0.0172 -0.5%
1897 0.0171 -0.7%
1898 0.017 -0.8%
1899 0.0168 -1.2%
1900 0.0166 -0.9%
1901 0.0165 -0.6%
1902 0.0164 -0.4%
1903 0.0162 -1.3%
1904 0.0162 -0.3%
1905 0.016 -0.8%
1906 0.0158 -1.1%
1907 0.0155 -1.9%
1908 0.0156 +0.4%
1909 0.0155 -0.9%
1910 0.0153 -0.8%
1911 0.0152 -0.6%
1912 0.0151 -0.7%
1913 0.0149 -1.4%
1914 0.0151 +1.4%
1915 0.0151 -0.1%
1916 0.0149 -1.4%
1917 0.0148 -1.0%
1918 0.0149 +0.7%
1919 0.0151 +1.6%
1920 0.0147 -2.3%
1921 0.0151 +2.1%
1922 0.0148 -1.7%
1923 0.0144 -2.8%
1924 0.0143 -0.8%
1925 0.0142 -0.6%
1926 0.0142 -0.0%
1927 0.0139 -2.4%
1928 0.0138 -0.3%
1929 0.0136 -1.8%
1930 0.0136 +0.2%
1931 0.0137 +0.9%
1932 0.0138 +0.4%
1933 0.0136 -1.2%
1934 0.0133 -2.0%
1935 0.0131 -1.4%
1936 0.0128 -2.3%
1937 0.0126 -1.7%
1938 0.0126 +0.1%
1939 0.0124 -1.5%
1940 0.0122 -1.7%
1941 0.0121 -1.2%
1942 0.012 -0.7%
1943 0.0118 -1.5%
1944 0.0117 -1.0%
1945 0.0118 +1.2%
1946 0.0115 -2.6%
1947 0.0112 -3.0%
1948 0.011 -1.3%
1949 0.0109 -1.1%
1950 0.0107 -2.2%
1951 0.0104 -2.2%
1952 0.0103 -1.1%
1953 0.0102 -1.3%
1954 0.01 -1.4%
1955 0.0097 -3.3%
1956 0.0095 -1.8%
1957 0.0094 -1.6%
1958 0.0093 -0.7%
1959 0.0091 -2.8%
1960 0.0089 -1.4%
1961 0.009 +0.7%
1962 0.0087 -3.0%
1963 0.0088 +0.6%
1964 0.009 +2.5%
1965 0.0089 -1.4%
1966 0.009 +0.8%
1967 0.0083 -7.6%
1968 0.0085 +2.4%
1969 0.008 -5.6%
1970 0.0083 +3.7%
1971 0.0086 +4.0%
1972 0.0091 +5.2%
1973 0.0089 -1.6%
1974 0.0088 -1.6%
1975 0.0079 -10.1%
1976 0.007 -12.0%
1977 0.006 -14.0%
1978 0.0053 -11.9%
1979 0.0042 -19.6%
1980 0.0039 -8.8%
1981 0.004 +4.5%
1982 0.0042 +5.1%
1983 0.0046 +7.5%
1984 0.0049 +6.4%
1985 0.005 +2.1%
1986 0.005 +1.3%
1987 0.0051 +0.6%
1988 0.0049 -4.1%
1989 0.0051 +5.3%
1990 0.0056 +9.4%
1991 0.0066 +17.9%
1992 0.0065 -1.5%
1993 0.0068 +5.3%
1994 0.0075 +10.5%
1995 0.0077 +2.7%
1996 0.008 +3.0%
1997 0.0079 -1.4%
1998 0.0083 +4.9%
1999 0.007 -15.8%
2000 0.0078 +11.7%
2001 0.0102 +31.6%
2002 0.0103 +0.8%
2003 0.0103 -0.3%
2004 0.014 +35.8%
2005 0.0201 +43.9%
2006 0.0219 +9.1%
2007 0.0196 -10.7%
2008 0.0217 +11.0%
2009 0.0208 -4.2%
2010 0.0194 -6.8%
2011 0.0202 +3.9%
2012 0.0215 +6.6%
2013 0.0173 -19.5%
2014 0.0149 -13.6%
2015 0.0159 +6.5%
2016 0.0141 -11.6%
2017 0.0131 -7.1%
2018 0.012 -7.8%
2019 0.0139 +15.5%
2020 0.0124 -11.1%
2021 0.0118 -4.2%
2022 0.0121 +2.3%
2023 0.0119 -1.6%
2024 0.0112 -6.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 0.0112 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 0.0112 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0554, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane 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
2005 +43.9% 0.014 0.0201
2004 +35.8% 0.0103 0.014
2001 +31.6% 0.0078 0.0102

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0198 0.0196 0.0201 10
1860s 0.0199 0.0197 0.0201 10
1870s 0.0193 0.019 0.0197 10
1880s 0.0183 0.0179 0.0188 10
1890s 0.0173 0.0168 0.0177 10
1900s 0.016 0.0155 0.0166 10
1910s 0.015 0.0148 0.0153 10
1920s 0.0143 0.0136 0.0151 10
1930s 0.0132 0.0124 0.0138 10
1940s 0.0116 0.0109 0.0122 10
1950s 0.0099 0.0091 0.0107 10
1960s 0.0087 0.008 0.009 10
1970s 0.0074 0.0042 0.0091 10
1980s 0.0047 0.0039 0.0051 10
1990s 0.0072 0.0056 0.0083 10
2000s 0.0157 0.0078 0.0219 10
2010s 0.0162 0.012 0.0215 10
2020s 0.0119 0.0112 0.0124 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 156 Gambia 0.0128 compare
  2. 157 Eswatini 0.0125 compare
  3. 158 Bhutan 0.0115 compare
  4. 160 Suriname 0.0098 compare
  5. 161 Jamaica 0.008 compare
  6. 162 Fiji 0.008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in East Timor?
Share global methane emissions in East Timor was 0.0112 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.0219 in 2006.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 in 1980.
How does East Timor rank for share global methane emissions?
East Timor ranks 159th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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