Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 15.69 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
15.69 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
18th
of 20 countries
All-time high
17.91 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
15.56 1000 ha
in 2004
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Timor-Leste, 2001–2024

051015202001201220242001: 17.9 1000 ha2002: 16.1 1000 ha2003: 15.8 1000 ha2004: 15.6 1000 ha2005: 15.6 1000 ha2006: 15.6 1000 ha2007: 15.6 1000 ha2008: 15.6 1000 ha2009: 15.6 1000 ha2010: 15.6 1000 ha2011: 17.3 1000 ha2012: 16.7 1000 ha2013: 16.7 1000 ha2014: 17.1 1000 ha2015: 15.8 1000 ha2016: 15.6 1000 ha2017: 15.6 1000 ha2018: 15.6 1000 ha2019: 15.6 1000 ha2020: 15.6 1000 ha2021: 15.6 1000 ha2022: 15.7 1000 ha2023: 15.8 1000 ha2024: 15.7 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Timor-Leste stood at 15.69 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Timor-Leste peaked at 17.91 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.56 1000 ha, in 2004.

That places Timor-Leste 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Timor-Leste, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 17.91 1000 ha —
2002 16.1 1000 ha -10.1%
2003 15.82 1000 ha -1.7%
2004 15.56 1000 ha -1.6%
2005 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 17.34 1000 ha +11.4%
2012 16.74 1000 ha -3.5%
2013 16.72 1000 ha -0.1%
2014 17.08 1000 ha +2.2%
2015 15.84 1000 ha -7.3%
2016 15.56 1000 ha -1.8%
2017 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 15.56 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 15.67 1000 ha +0.7%
2023 15.75 1000 ha +0.5%
2024 15.69 1000 ha -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.91 1000 ha 15.56 1000 ha 17.91 1000 ha 9
2010s 16.15 1000 ha 15.56 1000 ha 17.34 1000 ha 10
2020s 15.65 1000 ha 15.56 1000 ha 15.75 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 15 Argentina 3,137 1000 ha compare
  2. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 78.86 1000 ha compare
  3. 16 Chile 3,036 1000 ha compare
  4. 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.82 1000 ha compare
  5. 17 Malawi 2,369 1000 ha compare
  6. 17 Republic of Moldova 16.79 1000 ha compare
  7. 18 Sweden 2,333 1000 ha compare
  8. 19 India 2,276 1000 ha compare
  9. 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 9.07 1000 ha compare
  10. 20 Mexico 2,182 1000 ha compare
  11. 21 Finland 2,130 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Timor-Leste?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in Timor-Leste was 15.69 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 17.91 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 15.56 1000 ha in 2004.
How does Timor-Leste rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
Timor-Leste ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.