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Timor-Leste Oil

Production (2025)#102 World
2,000b/d+0% YoY
Consumption (2024)#183 World
4,555.5b/d+3.4% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−2,555.5b/d

Production covers 43.9% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Oil Reserves in Timor-Leste

Oil Production in Timor-Leste

  • Timor-Leste produced 2,000 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#102 in the world), unchanged from 2,000 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 2,000 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Oil Consumption in Timor-Leste

  • Timor-Leste consumed 4,555.5 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#183 in the world), an increase of 3.4% from 2023. This represents 0.0044% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Timor-Leste averaged 0.14 us gallons per day in 2024 (#166 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (72.8%), Motor Gasoline (22%), and Other Refined Products (2.5%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Timor-Leste

EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.

Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.

oil Balance in Timor-Leste

  • In 2024, Timor-Leste produced approximately 2,000 barrels per day of oil and consumed 4,555.5 barrels per day , a deficit of 2,555.5 barrels per day.

Timor-Leste Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
2025———2,000+0%102< 0.01%————————
2024———2,000−60%102< 0.01%4,555.5+3.4%183< 0.01%0.14———
2023———5,000−50%99< 0.01%4,405.7−0.58%183< 0.01%0.13———
2022———10,000−16.7%910.01%4,431.6+6.5%182< 0.01%0.14———
2021———12,000−14.3%910.01%4,162.1−2%183< 0.01%0.13———
2020———14,000−39.1%870.01%4,246.3−3.9%181< 0.01%0.13———
2019———23,000+53.3%740.02%4,417.3+20.7%182< 0.01%0.14———
2018———15,000−28.6%880.01%3,660.3+5.5%184< 0.01%0.12032,907−32,907
20170——21,000−30%730.02%3,470.4+2%186< 0.01%0.12040,320−40,320
20160——30,000−33.3%710.03%3,402.7−2.3%185< 0.01%0.12049,240−49,240
20150——45,000+0%640.05%3,481.1−1.9%185< 0.01%0.12013,476−13,476
20140——45,000−35.7%660.05%3,550.2+14.5%183< 0.01%0.1301,149−1,149
20130——70,000−35.2%570.08%3,100.5+50.2%186< 0.01%0.11012,457−12,457
20120——108,000+8%480.12%2,064.1+17.7%190< 0.01%0.08012,838−12,838
20110——100,000+13.6%520.11%1,753+3.8%194< 0.01%0.070759−759
20100——88,000−10.2%520.10%1,688.8+4.3%196< 0.01%0.070702−702
20090——98,000−3.9%520.11%1,619.4+12.1%197< 0.01%0.06096−96
20080——102,000+9.7%520.12%1,444.7+9.6%198< 0.01%0.060100−100
20070——93,000−13.1%550.11%1,318.7+3.6%199< 0.01%0.06079−79
20060——107,000+20.2%520.13%1,272.7+2%199< 0.01%0.050101−101
20050——89,000+85.7%540.11%1,248+0.62%196< 0.01%0.0603,051−3,051
20040——47,915—600.06%1,240.2+8.1%197< 0.01%0.0601,925−1,925
20030——0———1,147.2—197< 0.01%0.05000

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