Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor
East Timor: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 19.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor peaked at 19.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places East Timor 164th out of 194 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.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +11.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 19.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 19.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 23% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 161 North Korea 22.0% compare
- 162 Eritrea 21.0% compare
- 163 Vanuatu 20.0% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 166 Togo 15.0% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 14.0% compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor was 19.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- East Timor ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.