Eastern Africa vs Timor-Leste: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 70.96 % against 28.49 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 42.47 %.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.5 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.88 % | 73.59 % | 36.71 % | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 34.46 % | 72.65 % | 38.19 % | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 30.55 % | 71.71 % | 41.15 % | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 28.81 % | 71.07 % | 42.27 % | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Eastern Africa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 70.96 % against 28.49 % in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Eastern Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 42.47 %, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.