Fossil fuel consumption in East Timor
East Timor: Fossil fuel consumption was 2.78 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption in East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption in East Timor is 2.78 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption in East Timor peaked at 2.78 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6991 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
That places East Timor 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8088 terawatt-hours | 0.6991 terawatt-hours | 0.9866 terawatt-hours | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 terawatt-hours | 2.55 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 177 Cape Verde 2.95 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Liberia 2.89 terawatt-hours compare
- 179 Djibouti 2.84 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 2.64 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Bermuda 2.39 terawatt-hours compare
- 183 American Samoa 2.31 terawatt-hours 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)
- Fuel exports 67.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 64.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 11.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption in East Timor?
- Fossil fuel consumption in East Timor was 2.78 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6991 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for fossil fuel consumption?
- East Timor ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.