Waste — Emissions per capita in East Timor

East Timor: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.08 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.08 t CO2eq/cap
in 2006
All-time low
0.05 t CO2eq/cap
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in East Timor, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.05 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.06 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.07 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in East Timor stood at 0.08 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 1998.

That places East Timor 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions per capita in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions per capita in East Timor, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 0.06 t CO2eq/cap
1991 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1992 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1993 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1994 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1995 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1996 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1997 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1998 0.05 t CO2eq/cap -16.7%
1999 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +20.0%
2000 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +16.7%
2001 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2002 0.06 t CO2eq/cap -14.3%
2003 0.06 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2004 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +16.7%
2005 0.07 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2006 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +14.3%
2007 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2008 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2009 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2010 0.07 t CO2eq/cap -12.5%
2011 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +14.3%
2012 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2013 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2014 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2015 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2016 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2017 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2018 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2019 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2020 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2021 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2022 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2023 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 0.08 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 0.08 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.17 t CO2eq/cap, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.059 t CO2eq/cap 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.06 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.072 t CO2eq/cap 0.06 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.079 t CO2eq/cap 0.07 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 192 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 192 Burundi 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 192 Central African Republic 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 192 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 192 Lesotho 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 192 Madagascar 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  7. 192 Myanmar 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  8. 192 Nepal 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  9. 192 Rwanda 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  10. 192 Timor-Leste 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  11. 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
  12. 192 Laos 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions per capita in East Timor?
Waste — emissions per capita in East Timor was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2006.
What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
How does East Timor rank for waste — emissions per capita?
East Timor ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.