Timor-Leste — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Timor-Leste, 2000–2024.
Electricity access for Timor-Leste was 94.30% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2021. The lowest was 17.80% in 2000 (about 5.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 7.19% per year.
Timor-Leste ranks 156 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 73%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Timor-Leste sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 51%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 30 of 36 economies; Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (88.90%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 44% in 2001. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2006. Doubling roughly every 10.0 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 186th of 211 in 2000 → 183rd of 215 in 2010 → 149th of 215 in 2020 → 156th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.3% | -5.7 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +4.0 pp |
| 2020 | 96% | +5.4 pp |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +5.4 pp |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +5.7 pp |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +3.0 pp |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +9.2 pp |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +4.9 pp |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +3.2 pp |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +3.2 pp |
| 2012 | 56% | +3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +14.7 pp |
| 2010 | 38% | -8.3 pp |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +3.2 pp |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +6.5 pp |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +3.2 pp |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +3.1 pp |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +2.7 pp |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +3.6 pp |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +7.8 pp |
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Timor-Leste’s Electricity access in 2001?
25.6% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Timor-Leste’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +429.8% in total — about 7.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 94.3%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 99.7%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 96%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.