Timor-Leste
Location
Dili
East Timor
8° 34' 0.012" S, 125° 34' 1.2" E
Capital City:
Dili
Languages:
Tetum, Portuguese, Indonesian and English
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net enrollment ratio in primary education | 68.099999999999994 | 63 | MDG Database | |||||||||
| Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage | 26.1 | 26.1 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.2 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) | |||
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural land (1000 Ha) | 337 | 362 | 362 | 365 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 375 | 375 | FAO | ||
| Forest area (sq km) | 8,540 | 8,428 | 8,316 | 8,204 | 8,092 | 7,980 | 7,868 | 7,756 | World Bank | |||
| Forest area (% of land area) | 57.43 | 56.68 | 55.92 | 55.17 | 54.42 | 53.67 | 52.91 | 52.16 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country population | 815,310 | 834,521 | 866,655 | 907,539 | 950,750 | 991,601 | 1,028,910 | 1,064,140 | 1,098,390 | 1,133,590 | World Bank | |
| Population annual growth | 0.490216 | 2.32895 | 3.77831 | 4.60956 | 4.65146 | 4.20697 | 3.69345 | 3.36679 | 3.16739 | 3.15513 | World Bank | |
| Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) | 520 | 420 | 370 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDI - Human Development Index | 0.428 | 0.445 | 0.471 | 0.492 | 0.497 | 0.502 | UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a). |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | 790 | 690 | 700 | 690 | 990 | 1,490 | 1,990 | 3,130 | 4,730 | World Bank | ||
| ODA received as % of GNI | 71.56 | 69.22 | 74.76000000000001 | 56.3 | 35.8 | 26.59 | 21.51 | 16.1 | 9.52 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric power consumption (kWh) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) | 161 | 161 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 183 | MDG Database (CDIAC Data) |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved water source (% of population with access) | 52 | 63 | 69 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 6.36 | 6.36 | 6.36 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
Coming soon.
Country Strategies:
Pacific Leaders Call for Regional Solidarity in Addressing Climate Challenges in Post-2015 Framework
26 February 2013: Representatives of Pacific island states called for regional solidarity in addressing climate challenges at a one-day consultation on post-2015 development, held in Dili, Timor-Leste, on 26 February 2013.
The consultation took place immediately before the International Development for All Conference in Dili, and was hosted by the Government of Timor-Leste and supported by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), involving delegates, heads of...
26 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 February 2013: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported on recent developments within the framework of the Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and Small Island Communities towards Hydro‐meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Impacts (StResCom) project, funded by the Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT). StResCom project is a three-year project implemented in Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste.
The StResCom project aims to reduce disaster risks and...
11 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2013: The UN Development Programme (UNDP), together with the Capacity Development for Development Effectiveness (CDDE) Facility, has released a working paper that shares lessons from UNDP’s implementation of a methodology for assessing government-wide public expenditures against stated national climate change policy.
The paper, titled “Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Reviews (CPEIRs) in the Asia-Pacific Region: What Have We Learnt?” offers a comparative analysis and...
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