Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 19.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in East Timor is 19.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita 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.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita 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 Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita 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 economy & growth data for East Timor
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0201 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 26.91 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0477 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0147 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 19.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 20.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in East Timor?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita 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 access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- East Timor ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita 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 Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.