Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in East Timor
East Timor: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 19.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in East Timor is 19.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in East Timor peaked at 19.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places East Timor 162nd out of 192 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.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 159 North Korea 22.0% compare
- 160 Eritrea 21.0% compare
- 161 Vanuatu 20.0% compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 164 Togo 15.0% compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 14.0% compare
More energy & mining data for East Timor
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in East Timor?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in East Timor was 19.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- East Timor ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.