Deforestation embedded in trade in East Timor
East Timor: Deforestation embedded in trade was -49.66 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Deforestation embedded in trade in East Timor, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
East Timor recorded -49.66 hectares for deforestation embedded in trade in 2023.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in East Timor peaked at -9.13 hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, -62.11 hectares, in 2022.
East Timor ranks 140th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Deforestation embedded in trade in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -9.13 hectares | — |
| 2006 | -9.56 hectares | +4.7% |
| 2007 | -11.56 hectares | +20.9% |
| 2008 | -16.64 hectares | +43.9% |
| 2009 | -29.32 hectares | +76.2% |
| 2010 | -25.37 hectares | -13.5% |
| 2011 | -39.65 hectares | +56.3% |
| 2012 | -39.85 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2013 | -29.5 hectares | -26.0% |
| 2014 | -31.3 hectares | +6.1% |
| 2015 | -30.4 hectares | -2.9% |
| 2016 | -31.02 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2017 | -44.27 hectares | +42.7% |
| 2018 | -40.5 hectares | -8.5% |
| 2019 | -47.1 hectares | +16.3% |
| 2020 | -10.7 hectares | -77.3% |
| 2021 | -16.44 hectares | +53.6% |
| 2022 | -62.11 hectares | +277.8% |
| 2023 | -49.66 hectares | -20.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -49.66 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 966.34 hectares. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's -49.66 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -332.56 hectares, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deforestation embedded in trade in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -277.8% | -16.44 hectares | -62.11 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -15.24 hectares | -29.32 hectares | -9.13 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | -35.9 hectares | -47.1 hectares | -25.37 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -34.73 hectares | -62.11 hectares | -10.7 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 deforestation embedded in trade in East Timor?
- Deforestation embedded in trade in East Timor was -49.66 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was -9.13 hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.11 hectares in 2022.
- How does East Timor rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
- East Timor ranks 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.