Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 94.3% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Timor-Leste peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Timor-Leste, 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 | 38.0% | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +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 | 96.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Timor-Leste 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 | 32.2% | 17.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 38.0% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 94.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More energy & mining data for Timor-Leste
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 1.14 (2024)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 8.5% (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 19.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 0.35 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 0.5762 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 0 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Timor-Leste was 94.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Timor-Leste ranks 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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