Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 81.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 81.0% 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.
The figure 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2024.
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 81.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 28 Solomon Islands 86.0% compare
- 29 Togo 85.0% compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 82.0% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 80.0% compare
- 33 Eritrea 79.0% compare
- 34 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 78.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -58.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 2,322 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,968 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 140.62 current US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -58.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Timor-Leste?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Timor-Leste was 81.0% 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 without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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 without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.