Forest area as share of land area in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Forest area as share of land area was 70.9 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
70.9
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 216 countries
All-time high
74.01
in 1990
All-time low
70.9
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990β2025
Forest area as share of land area in Timor-Leste, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Timor-Leste is 70.9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Timor-Leste peaked at 74.01 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.9, in 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 18th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.59 | 73.17 | 74.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.65 | 72.22 | 73.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.71 | 71.28 | 72.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.05 | 70.9 | 71.19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.23 compare
- 16 Central African Republic 72.39 compare
- 17 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 compare
- 19 Bhutan 70.13 compare
- 20 Sweden 68.59 compare
- 21 Japan 68.32 compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0154 Mt CO2e (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)
- Aquaculture production 1,255 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Timor-Leste?
- Forest area as share of land area in Timor-Leste was 70.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 74.01 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9 in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Timor-Leste ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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