Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 0.58 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in East Timor stood at 0.58.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in East Timor peaked at 1.41 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places East Timor 217th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0.01 | — |
| 2006 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.37 | +1750.0% |
| 2009 | 0.41 | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.46 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.72 | +56.5% |
| 2012 | 0.98 | +36.1% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.28 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.38 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.92 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.74 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.55 | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.53 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.56 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.58 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.58 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.58 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175.9, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1750.0% | 0.02 | 0.37 |
| 2007 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.082 | 0 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.46 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 214 Benin 2.47 compare
- 215 Libya 1.13 compare
- 216 Guinea-Bissau 0.9 compare
- 218 Turkmenistan 0.31 compare
- 219 Chad 0.24 compare
- 220 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 compare
- 220 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
More energy & mining data for East Timor
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in East Timor?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in East Timor was 0.58 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- East Timor ranks 217th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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