Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 4.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 4.54 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 2007.
Timor-Leste ranks 176th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.64 | — |
| 2001 | 2.64 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.59 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.33 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.55 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.44 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.27 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 2.32 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.45 | +48.8% |
| 2010 | 2.95 | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 2.32 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.26 | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.87 | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 4.43 | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 4.64 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 4.35 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 5.16 | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 4.47 | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 4.35 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.39 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.48 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.54 | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +48.8% | 2.32 | 3.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.27 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 | 2.32 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 4.35 | 4.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More development goals data for Timor-Leste
- Red List Index 0.8585 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Timor-Leste?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Timor-Leste was 4.54 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Timor-Leste ranks 176th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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