Forest land — Share in Land area in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Forest land — Share in Land area was 70.96 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Timor-Leste stood at 70.96 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Timor-Leste peaked at 74.01 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.96 %, in 2024.
Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 231 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 | 71.07 % | 70.96 % | 71.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
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 — share in land area in Timor-Leste?
- Forest land — share in land area in Timor-Leste was 70.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 74.01 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.96 % in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Timor-Leste ranks 20th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.