Timor-Leste

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Socio-Economic Context Value Trend
GDP per capita (current US$, 2015) 1134.4
Population (millions, 2015) 1.25
Population density (people per sq. km of land area, 2015) 83.7
Unemployment (% of total labor force, 2014) 4.7
Gini index (index 0 to 100, 2007) 31.6
Human Development Index (index 0 to 1, 2014) 0.6
Natural Asset Base
Average annual deforestation (% change in forest area, 2015) 1.45
Annual freshwater withdrawals per capita (cubic meters, 2014) 966.9
Agricultural land (% of land area, 2013) 25.6
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area, 2014) 2.09
Environmental and Resource Productivity
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons, 2013) 0.37
Carbon productivity (GDP per kg of CO2 emissions, 2013) 5.47
Environmental Quality of Life
Population exposure to air pollution (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic meter, 2012) 2.87
Access to improved sanitation (% of population, 2015) 40.6
Access to improved water source (% of population, 2015) 71.9
Access to electricity (% of population, 2012) 41.6
Policies and economic opportunities
Fossil fuel consumption subsidies N.A.
Environmentally related tax revenue N.A.
Renewable electricity (% of electricity mix, 2010) 0
Wealth Changes
Changes in wealth per capita N.A.

Country publications

Incorporating Climate and Ocean Change into an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Plan

Incorporating Climate and Ocean Change into an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Plan

Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF)

Climate Finance in the Pacific: An Overview of Flows to the Region’s Small Island Developing States

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
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Regional publications

Out of the blocks - Net zero investment in Asia

Asia Investor Group on Climate Change(AIGCC)

Promoting sustainable oil palm production by independent smallholders in Indonesia: Perspectives from non-state actors

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Meridian Institute, Climate Focus

The Business Case for Eco-innovation

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Projects

Timor-Leste Road Climate Resilience Project

World Bank Group
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Relevant Green Growth Policies

Additional resources for Timor-Leste:
UNEPLive

IRENA REsource Country Profile
REN21: Energy Regulation and Policies for Renewables
Reegle Policy and Regulatory Overview
Open EI