Forest land — Area in East Timor
East Timor: Forest land — Area was 1,054 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in East Timor stood at 1,054 1000 ha. 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 East Timor peaked at 1,101 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,054 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places East Timor 139th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in East Timor, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,101 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,099 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,098 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,096 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,095 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,094 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,092 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,091 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,089 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,088 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,087 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,085 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,084 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,082 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,081 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,080 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,078 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,077 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,075 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,074 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,073 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,071 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,070 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,068 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,067 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,066 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,064 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,063 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,061 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,060 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,059 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,058 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,057 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,056 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,055 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,054 1000 ha | -0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,054 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,054 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 East Timor
- 136 Afghanistan 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 137 Fiji 1,137 1000 ha compare
- 138 Niger 1,055 1000 ha compare
- 139 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 141 North Macedonia 1,026 1000 ha compare
- 142 Mauritania 1,019 1000 ha compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in East Timor?
- Forest land — area in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,101 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,054 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for forest land — area?
- East Timor ranks 139th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor 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.