Forest area in East Timor
East Timor: Forest area was 9,169 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in East Timor, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in East Timor stood at 9,169 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in East Timor peaked at 9,631 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,169 sq. km, in 2023.
That places East Timor 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,568 sq. km | 9,505 sq. km | 9,631 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,428 sq. km | 9,365 sq. km | 9,491 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,288 sq. km | 9,225 sq. km | 9,351 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,190 sq. km | 9,169 sq. km | 9,211 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 123 Niger 10,424 sq. km compare
- 124 North Macedonia 10,015 sq. km compare
- 125 Saudi Arabia 9,770 sq. km compare
- 127 New Caledonia 8,377 sq. km compare
- 128 Montenegro 8,270 sq. km compare
- 129 Iraq 8,250 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 78,894 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,129 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 168,000 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in East Timor?
- Forest area in East Timor was 9,169 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 9,631 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,169 sq. km in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for forest area?
- East Timor ranks 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.