Urban area long term, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.0017 units per person for urban area long term, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 1998.
East Timor ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.001 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.001 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0017 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 24.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0017 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 23.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 2 Puerto Rico 0.0009 units per person compare
- 3 American Samoa 0.0009 units per person compare
- 4 Australia 0.0008 units per person compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in East Timor?
- Urban area long term, per capita in East Timor was 0.0017 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1998.
- How does East Timor rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.