Timor-Leste Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
1,940,120
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.36%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
1.29
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Timor-Leste were 1,940,120 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3.4% over the previous year, representing an increase by 63,096 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 1,877,024 tons.
- Per capita: 1.29 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Timor-Leste accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,940,120 | 699,446 | 1,012,581 | 228,093 | – | 1.29 | 3.36% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 1,877,024 | 664,425 | 986,660 | 225,939 | – | 1.27 | −2.89% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 1,932,908 | 694,644 | 1,018,530 | 219,733 | – | 1.34 | 2.14% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 1,892,502 | 710,721 | 973,955 | 207,827 | – | 1.34 | −1.13% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 1,914,057 | 679,418 | 1,014,913 | 219,726 | – | 1.39 | −9.26% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 2,109,484 | 728,318 | 1,143,421 | 237,745 | – | 1.56 | 12.12% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 1,881,424 | 666,578 | 1,000,677 | 214,168 | – | 1.42 | −0.73% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 1,895,345 | 621,765 | 1,061,762 | 211,818 | – | 1.46 | −5.99% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 2,016,014 | 660,883 | 1,140,524 | 214,607 | – | 1.59 | −8.84% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 2,211,455 | 695,242 | 1,300,440 | 215,773 | – | 1.78 | 2.36% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 2,160,430 | 744,081 | 1,221,834 | 194,515 | – | 1.78 | −9.16% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 2,378,292 | 758,491 | 1,428,933 | 190,868 | – | 2.01 | −9.04% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 2,614,644 | 628,808 | 1,801,633 | 184,203 | – | 2.26 | 17.58% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 2,223,745 | 370,816 | 1,677,638 | 175,291 | – | 1.97 | 6.85% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 2,081,130 | 334,386 | 1,573,295 | 173,449 | – | 1.88 | −4.19% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 2,172,133 | 337,183 | 1,658,364 | 176,586 | – | 1.99 | −0.27% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 2,178,069 | 310,860 | 1,695,566 | 171,643 | – | 2.02 | 10.24% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 1,975,819 | 313,273 | 1,495,857 | 166,689 | – | 1.86 | −8.56% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 2,160,774 | 340,906 | 1,653,943 | 165,925 | – | 2.06 | 7.22% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 2,015,215 | 349,601 | 1,503,565 | 162,048 | – | 1.96 | 19.77% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 1,682,526 | 515,816 | 1,011,506 | 155,204 | – | 1.69 | 55.58% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 1,081,468 | 263,920 | 658,624 | 158,924 | – | 1.13 | 1.84% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 1,061,918 | 249,198 | 647,620 | 165,101 | – | 1.15 | −1.72% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 1,080,509 | 265,648 | 649,471 | 165,390 | – | 1.21 | 5.67% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 1,022,559 | 349,610 | 531,888 | 141,061 | – | 1.17 | 12.78% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 906,647 | 303,777 | 470,901 | 131,969 | – | 1.05 | 1.4% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 894,095 | 189,528 | 549,753 | 154,814 | – | 1.03 | 13.03% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 791,033 | 123,307 | 521,075 | 146,651 | – | 0.91 | −1.33% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 801,721 | 119,787 | 534,916 | 147,018 | – | 0.92 | 6.39% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 753,552 | 96,828 | 513,477 | 143,246 | – | 0.86 | 1.31% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 743,832 | 106,527 | 495,662 | 141,643 | – | 0.87 | 12.66% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 660,261 | 103,670 | 439,139 | 117,452 | – | 0.79 | 8.24% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 610,006 | 79,283 | 418,930 | 111,794 | – | 0.76 | 1.36% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 601,815 | 72,265 | 426,342 | 103,208 | – | 0.77 | 13.62% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 529,667 | 69,686 | 364,204 | 95,777 | – | 0.7 | 8.54% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 487,976 | 67,326 | 332,657 | 87,993 | – | 0.67 | 8.12% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 451,344 | 69,800 | 304,980 | 76,565 | – | 0.63 | 0.56% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 448,821 | 55,765 | 313,734 | 79,322 | – | 0.64 | 3.75% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 432,609 | 49,120 | 306,598 | 76,890 | – | 0.63 | 3.78% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 416,854 | 42,881 | 299,324 | 74,649 | – | 0.63 | 7.38% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 388,193 | 28,953 | 290,360 | 68,881 | – | 0.6 | 7.64% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 360,641 | 22,435 | 272,022 | 66,184 | – | 0.58 | 7.16% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 336,540 | 15,557 | 255,242 | 65,741 | – | 0.56 | 7.21% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 313,914 | 15,742 | 241,680 | 56,492 | – | 0.53 | 1.03% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 310,721 | 15,886 | 238,506 | 56,329 | – | 0.53 | −9.59% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 343,671 | 14,866 | 263,576 | 65,229 | – | 0.58 | −17.92% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 418,684 | 13,972 | 321,958 | 82,754 | – | 0.68 | −11.79% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 474,633 | 14,125 | 364,510 | 95,998 | – | 0.75 | −13.2% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 546,825 | 13,500 | 419,512 | 113,813 | – | 0.83 | −10.84% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 613,302 | 13,708 | 470,841 | 128,753 | – | 0.92 | −9.33% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 676,410 | 16,280 | 515,930 | 144,201 | – | 1.02 | −0.63% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 680,675 | 13,519 | 520,827 | 146,329 | – | 1.04 | 1.28% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 672,091 | 11,450 | 514,665 | 145,976 | – | 1.05 | 7.22% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 626,859 | 10,785 | 477,674 | 138,401 | – | 1.01 | 2.9% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 609,177 | 10,746 | 460,929 | 137,502 | – | 1.01 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Timor-Leste CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Timor-Leste
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).