Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in East Timor
East Timor: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 1.11 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.11 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in East Timor peaked at 1.11 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.07 %, in 1990.
East Timor ranks 168th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.07 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.11 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 23% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.11 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.33 %, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 % | 1.07 % | 1.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 % | 1.08 % | 1.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 % | 1.09 % | 1.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 % | 1.11 % | 1.11 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 165 El Salvador 1.3 % compare
- 166 United Republic of Tanzania 1.27 % compare
- 167 Grenada 1.19 % compare
- 168 Timor-Leste 1.11 % compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 1.02 % compare
- 171 Sierra Leone 1.01 % 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 planted forest — share in forest land in East Timor?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in East Timor was 1.11 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 % in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- East Timor ranks 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.