Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor
East Timor: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 81 for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 81 | -2.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 81 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.5, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 81 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18, 4.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6 | 96 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3 | 87 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8 | 81 | 86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 28 Solomon Islands 86 compare
- 29 Togo 85 compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 82 compare
- 32 Vanuatu 80 compare
- 33 Eritrea 79 compare
- 34 North Korea 78 compare
More population data for East Timor
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4267 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in East Timor was 81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- East Timor ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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