Forest land — Area in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Forest land — Area was 1,054 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Timor-Leste, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Timor-Leste is 1,054 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Timor-Leste peaked at 1,101 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,054 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Timor-Leste 130th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,094 1000 ha | 1,088 1000 ha | 1,101 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,080 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,087 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,066 1000 ha | 1,060 1000 ha | 1,073 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,056 1000 ha | 1,054 1000 ha | 1,059 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 127 Afghanistan 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 128 Fiji 1,137 1000 ha compare
- 129 Niger 1,055 1000 ha compare
- 131 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 ha compare
- 132 Mauritania 1,019 1000 ha compare
- 133 Albania 941 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 150 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 79.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.09 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 109.92 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 109.92 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Timor-Leste?
- Forest land — area in Timor-Leste was 1,054 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1,101 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,054 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for forest land — area?
- Timor-Leste ranks 130th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.