Annual change in forest area in East Timor
East Timor: Annual change in forest area was -848 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-848 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-848 hectares
in 2021
All-time low
-1,400 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in East Timor is -848 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in East Timor peaked at -848 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1,400 hectares, in 1991.
That places East Timor 167th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1,400 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -848 hectares | -39.4% |
| 2022 | -848 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -848 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -848 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -848 hectares | -0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -848 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,400 hectares | -1,400 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -1,400 hectares | -1,400 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,400 hectares | -1,400 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -940 hectares | -1,400 hectares | -848 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 164 Algeria -674 hectares compare
- 165 Solomon Islands -734.03 hectares compare
- 166 Western Sahara -798.01 hectares compare
- 168 Bangladesh -987.99 hectares compare
- 169 Eswatini -1,500 hectares compare
- 170 Japan -2,200 hectares compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in East Timor?
- Annual change in forest area in East Timor was -848 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was -848 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,400 hectares in 1991.
- How does East Timor rank for annual change in forest area?
- East Timor ranks 167th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.