Forest land — Share in Land area in East Timor
East Timor: Forest land — Share in Land area was 70.96 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in East Timor is 70.96 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 land — share in land area in East Timor peaked at 74.01 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.96 %, in 2024.
That places East Timor 23rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Share in Land area in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.01 % | — |
| 1991 | 73.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.82 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.73 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 73.54 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.45 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.51 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.22 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.66 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.47 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.96 % | -0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 70.96 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 70.96 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 East Timor
- 20 Central African Republic 72.46 % compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 21 Brunei 72.11 % compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 25 Bhutan 70.35 % compare
- 26 Sweden 68.59 % 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 — share in land area in East Timor?
- Forest land — share in land area in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 74.01 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.96 % in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for forest land — share in land area?
- East Timor ranks 23rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — 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.