Sweden vs Timor-Leste: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Sweden
68.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
70.9%
in 2025
Sweden rank
26th
Timor-Leste rank
23rd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Sweden
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 70.9% against 68.6% in Sweden, a difference of 2.3%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 26th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 253 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 74.0% | 5.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 73.1% | 3.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 71.9% | 3.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 71.0% | 2.5% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Sweden or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 70.9% against 68.6% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Sweden and Timor-Leste?
- 2.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Timor-Leste?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Sweden ranks 26th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.