Electricity production by source in East Timor
East Timor: Electricity production by source was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in East Timor, 2002–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.1% for electricity production by source in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in East Timor peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 185th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +94.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +174.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +222.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +87.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -47.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.9%, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +222.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2008 | +174.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 183 Lesotho 0.1% compare
- 184 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 186 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 187 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 188 Bahrain 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for East Timor
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production by source in East Timor?
- Electricity production by source in East Timor was 0.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for electricity production by source?
- East Timor ranks 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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