Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in East Timor
East Timor: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -848 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in East Timor stood at -848 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
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 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in East Timor?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was -848 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,400 hectares in 1991.
- How does East Timor rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- East Timor ranks 167th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.