Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Sao Tome and Principe
346.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Timor-Leste
364.12 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
144th
Timor-Leste rank
143rd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Timor-Leste
100200300400500200020122024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 364.12 kilowatt-hours against 346.5 kilowatt-hours in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 17.62 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th and Timor-Leste ranks 143rd of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 231.59 kilowatt-hours 86.45 kilowatt-hours 145.13 kilowatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 400.17 kilowatt-hours 263.63 kilowatt-hours 136.54 kilowatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 402.59 kilowatt-hours 373.92 kilowatt-hours 28.67 kilowatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 364.12 kilowatt-hours against 346.5 kilowatt-hours in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
17.62 kilowatt-hours, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th and Timor-Leste ranks 143rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

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