Agriculture-driven deforestation in East Timor
East Timor: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 819.6 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture-driven deforestation in East Timor, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 819.6 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
The figure is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in East Timor peaked at 2,601 hectares in 2006 and was at its lowest, 363.85 hectares, in 2013.
That places East Timor 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,409 hectares | 591.97 hectares | 2,601 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,085 hectares | 363.85 hectares | 1,646 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,072 hectares | 819.6 hectares | 1,240 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8314 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0702 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1033 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in East Timor?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in East Timor was 819.6 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2,601 hectares in 2006.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 363.85 hectares in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- East Timor ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.