What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 1,260 tonnes in 2004.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 10.04 tonnes in 1750.

How does East Timor rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

East Timor ranks 188th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this East Timor data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in East Timor

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in East Timor
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 1,038 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

1,038 tonnes

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

188th

of 220 countries

All-time high

1,260 tonnes

in 2004

All-time low

10.04 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in East Timor, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 1,038 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in East Timor peaked at 1,260 tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.04 tonnes, in 1750.

East Timor ranks 188th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	10.12 tonnes	10.04 tonnes	10.2 tonnes	10
1760s	10.29 tonnes	10.21 tonnes	10.37 tonnes	10
1770s	10.46 tonnes	10.38 tonnes	10.54 tonnes	10
1780s	10.63 tonnes	10.56 tonnes	10.71 tonnes	10
1790s	10.81 tonnes	10.73 tonnes	10.89 tonnes	10
1800s	10.98 tonnes	10.9 tonnes	11.06 tonnes	10
1810s	11.5 tonnes	11.08 tonnes	11.91 tonnes	10
1820s	12.46 tonnes	12.01 tonnes	12.91 tonnes	10
1830s	13.5 tonnes	13.01 tonnes	13.99 tonnes	10
1840s	14.62 tonnes	14.1 tonnes	15.15 tonnes	10
1850s	18.23 tonnes	15.27 tonnes	21.49 tonnes	10
1860s	25.43 tonnes	22.32 tonnes	28.81 tonnes	10
1870s	33.73 tonnes	29.65 tonnes	38.15 tonnes	10
1880s	44.92 tonnes	38.66 tonnes	53.13 tonnes	10
1890s	56 tonnes	55.31 tonnes	57.21 tonnes	10
1900s	61.57 tonnes	57.51 tonnes	66.49 tonnes	10
1910s	66.87 tonnes	66.31 tonnes	67.61 tonnes	10
1920s	62.76 tonnes	58.66 tonnes	66.23 tonnes	10
1930s	55.06 tonnes	51.62 tonnes	58.27 tonnes	10
1940s	44.68 tonnes	34.78 tonnes	50.92 tonnes	10
1950s	33.62 tonnes	32.39 tonnes	34.19 tonnes	10
1960s	34.48 tonnes	34.06 tonnes	35.36 tonnes	10
1970s	38.28 tonnes	35.8 tonnes	39.72 tonnes	10
1980s	45.47 tonnes	37.92 tonnes	54.26 tonnes	10
1990s	96.12 tonnes	91.04 tonnes	102.1 tonnes	10
2000s	950.5 tonnes	80.68 tonnes	1,260 tonnes	10
2010s	1,046 tonnes	930.8 tonnes	1,128 tonnes	10
2020s	1,017 tonnes	1,002 tonnes	1,038 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near East Timor

185 Palau 1,165 tonnes compare
186 French Guiana 1,080 tonnes compare
187 Solomon Islands 1,042 tonnes compare
189 United States Virgin Islands 965.77 tonnes compare
190 Micronesia (country) 934.13 tonnes compare
191 Antigua and Barbuda 867.46 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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)

All data for East Timor →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in East Timor?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in East Timor was 1,038 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 1,260 tonnes in 2004.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 10.04 tonnes in 1750.
How does East Timor rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: East Timor ranks 188th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.