How does Timor-Leste rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Timor-Leste ranks 159th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Timor-Leste?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Timor-Leste

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Timor-Leste
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Timor-Leste: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 3.46 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.46 1000 ha

Change on year

up 3.0%

World rank

159th

of 240 countries

All-time high

6.82 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

2.31 1000 ha

in 2008

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Timor-Leste, 2001–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Timor-Leste stood at 3.46 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Timor-Leste peaked at 6.82 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.31 1000 ha, in 2008.

That places Timor-Leste 159th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	3.59 1000 ha	2.31 1000 ha	6.82 1000 ha	9
2010s	3.85 1000 ha	2.76 1000 ha	4.49 1000 ha	10
2020s	3.48 1000 ha	3.01 1000 ha	3.98 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

157 Channel Islands 3.88 1000 ha compare
158 Jamaica 3.55 1000 ha compare
160 China, Hong Kong SAR 3.4 1000 ha compare
161 Eswatini 3.39 1000 ha compare
162 Tajikistan 3.35 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Timor-Leste

Cropland — Area 191.4 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 12.87 % (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,002 1000 USD (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.1426 1000 USD (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 56.06 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 22.96 % (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)
Arable land — Area 111.5 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Timor-Leste?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Timor-Leste was 3.46 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Timor-Leste?: The highest recorded value was 6.82 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Timor-Leste?: The lowest recorded value was 2.31 1000 ha in 2008.
How does Timor-Leste rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Timor-Leste ranks 159th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Timor-Leste?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — 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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.