Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in East Timor
East Timor: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
172nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2012
All-time low
32,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in East Timor, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in East Timor peaked at 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places East Timor 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 32,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 32,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 33,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 33,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 33,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 34,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 34,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 34,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 35,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1859 | 35,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 36,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 36,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 36,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 36,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 36,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 37,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 37,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 37,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 37,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 38,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 38,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 38,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 38,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 39,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 39,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 39,922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 40,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 40,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 40,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 41,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 41,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 41,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 42,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 42,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 42,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 43,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 43,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 43,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 44,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 44,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 45,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 45,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 45,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 45,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 46,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 46,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 46,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 46,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 46,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 47,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 47,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 47,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 47,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 48,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 48,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 48,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 49,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 49,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 49,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 50,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 50,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 50,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 50,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 51,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 51,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 51,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 51,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 51,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 51,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 52,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 52,326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 52,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 52,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 52,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 52,855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 52,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 53,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 53,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 53,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 53,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 53,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 53,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 53,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 53,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 54,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 54,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 54,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 54,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 54,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 54,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 54,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 55,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 55,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 55,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 56,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 55,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 54,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 53,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 52,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 51,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 50,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 50,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 50,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 49,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 49,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 49,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 48,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 48,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 47,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 47,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 47,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 46,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 46,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 46,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 45,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 45,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 45,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 44,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 44,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 43,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 41,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 42,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 44,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 45,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 45,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 45,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 45,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 44,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 43,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 42,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 42,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 43,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 49,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 47,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 48,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 52,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 53,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 54,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 53,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 57,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 67,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 68,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 71,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 74,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 77,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 76,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 73,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 133,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +83.3% |
| 1999 | 225,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +68.7% |
| 2000 | 294,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 196,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 340,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +72.8% |
| 2003 | 330,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +211.1% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 958,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 987,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 946,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 984,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 939,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +211.1% | 330,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1998 | +83.3% | 73,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2002 | +72.8% | 196,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1999 | +68.7% | 133,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2001 | -33.3% | 294,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2000 | +30.5% | 225,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 34,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 37,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 39,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 43,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 46,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 48,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 51,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 52,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 54,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 54,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 49,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 45,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 44,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 873,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 958,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 959,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 987,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 169 Macao 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 170 Belize 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 171 Aruba 950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 173 Comoros 907,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 174 Seychelles 757,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 175 Cape Verde 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in East Timor?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in East Timor was 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2012.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does East Timor rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- East Timor ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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