Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in East Timor
East Timor: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in East Timor, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 19.6% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in East Timor peaked at 19.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
East Timor ranks 144th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +90.7% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 19.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 19.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 141 Russia 22.7% compare
- 142 Turks and Caicos Islands 22.3% compare
- 143 Malaysia 19.7% compare
- 145 Falkland Islands 18.3% compare
- 146 Tonga 17.6% compare
- 147 Faroe Islands 16.7% compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in East Timor?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in East Timor was 19.6% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- East Timor ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).