Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 94.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor is 94.3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8, in 2000.
East Timor ranks 155th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8 | — |
| 2001 | 25.6 | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 24.1 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 30.4 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 33.5 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 36.7 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 36.6 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.1 | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 46.3 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 38 | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 52.7 | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 56 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 59.2 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 62.4 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 67.3 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 76.5 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 79.5 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 85.2 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 90.6 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 96 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.3 | -5.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 94.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 94.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.8% | 17.8 | 25.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.18 | 17.8 | 46.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.74 | 38 | 90.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 | 94.3 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More energy & mining data for East Timor
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in East Timor was 94.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- East Timor ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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