Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 38.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Timor-Leste, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 38.1% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Timor-Leste peaked at 38.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
Timor-Leste ranks 156th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 12.4% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 32.2% | 38.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 153 Burkina Faso 46.5% compare
- 154 Chad 40.1% compare
- 155 Rwanda 38.9% compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 33.4% compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 33.1% compare
- 159 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.6% compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4345 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.02 (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,255 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4993 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1518 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Timor-Leste?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Timor-Leste was 38.1% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Timor-Leste ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.