Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 70.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Timor-Leste, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Timor-Leste is 70.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Timor-Leste peaked at 74.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 253 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.0% | — |
| 2000 | 73.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 71.7% | 72.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.9% | 71.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 20 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.9% compare
- 25 Bhutan 70.1% compare
- 26 Sweden 68.6% compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Cooling Degree Days 4,539 (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0038 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 excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4993 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.02 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Timor-Leste?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Timor-Leste was 70.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Timor-Leste ranks 23rd out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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