Primary energy use in East Timor
East Timor: Primary energy use was 2.78 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use in East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use in East Timor is 2.78 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use 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 183rd out of 219 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.
Primary energy use in East Timor, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6991 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0.757 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7597 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.775 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8022 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8817 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9866 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +50.6% |
| 2014 | 2.18 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 2.14 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.09 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.13 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.24 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.71 terawatt-hours | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.55 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.71 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 2.69 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.78 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.78 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.67 terawatt-hours, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.78 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.44 terawatt-hours, 5% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +50.6% | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 1.9 terawatt-hours |
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
- 180 Eritrea 3.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 3.12 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Cape Verde 3.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 184 Greenland 2.7 terawatt-hours compare
- 185 Saint Lucia 2.65 terawatt-hours compare
- 186 Bermuda 2.41 terawatt-hours 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 primary energy use in East Timor?
- Primary energy use in East Timor was 2.78 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary energy use recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6991 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for primary energy use?
- East Timor ranks 183rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use 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); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.