Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 50.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Timor-Leste stood at 50.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Timor-Leste peaked at 50.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2000.
Timor-Leste ranks 91st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +138.8% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 13.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 45.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 88 Mayotte 53.3% compare
- 89 Australia and New Zealand 52.6% compare
- 90 Brazil 51.9% compare
- 91 Timor-Leste 50.8% compare
- 93 Central African Republic 50.1% compare
- 94 Chad 50.0% compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0805 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.02 (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,539 (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Timor-Leste?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Timor-Leste was 50.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Timor-Leste ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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