How does Timor-Leste rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Timor-Leste ranks 169th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?

Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Timor-Leste

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Timor-Leste
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Timor-Leste: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 7 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

7 1000 ha

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

169th

of 241 countries

All-time high

7 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

3.54 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Timor-Leste, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 7 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Timor-Leste peaked at 7 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.54 1000 ha, in 1992.

Timor-Leste ranks 169th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	3.75 1000 ha	3.54 1000 ha	4.03 1000 ha	8
2000s	4.41 1000 ha	4.21 1000 ha	4.54 1000 ha	10
2010s	5.28 1000 ha	4.55 1000 ha	6.47 1000 ha	10
2020s	6.93 1000 ha	6.88 1000 ha	7 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

166 Montenegro 8.01 1000 ha compare
167 Netherlands Antilles (former) 7.99 1000 ha compare
168 Equatorial Guinea 7.68 1000 ha compare
170 Malta 6.41 1000 ha compare
171 Barbados 6.01 1000 ha compare
172 United States Virgin Islands 5.49 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Timor-Leste

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 150 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 79.9 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.4 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.09 % (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 109.92 SLC (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 109.92 USD (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Timor-Leste →

Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Timor-Leste?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Timor-Leste was 7 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Timor-Leste?: The highest recorded value was 7 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Timor-Leste?: The lowest recorded value was 3.54 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Timor-Leste rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Timor-Leste ranks 169th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?: Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.