Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.943 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.943 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita 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, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in East Timor peaked at 1 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.178 units per person, 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.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.178 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.256 units per person | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 0.241 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.277 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.304 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.335 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.367 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.366 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.431 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.463 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.38 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.527 units per person | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 0.56 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.592 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.624 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.673 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.765 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.795 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.852 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.906 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.96 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.997 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.943 units per person | -5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access, 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% | 0.178 units per person | 0.256 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3218 units per person | 0.178 units per person | 0.463 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6674 units per person | 0.38 units per person | 0.906 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.98 units per person | 0.943 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in East Timor?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in East Timor was 0.943 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.178 units per person in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.