Timor-Leste — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Timor-Leste, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Timor-Leste was 70.96% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 74.01% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.12% per year.
Timor-Leste ranks 17 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 8%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Timor-Leste sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 8 of 35 economies; Japan (68.34%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 15th of 178 in 1990 → 18th of 207 in 2000 → 17th of 209 in 2010 → 18th of 214 in 2020 → 17th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 71.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 71.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 71.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 71.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 71.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 71.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 71.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 71.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 71.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 71.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 71.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 71.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 72.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 72.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 72.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 72.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 72.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 72.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 72.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 72.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 72.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 72.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 73.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 73.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 73.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 73.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 73.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 73.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 73.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 73.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 73.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 73.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 74.01% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Timor-Leste’s Forest area in 1991?
73.92% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Timor-Leste’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -4.1% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 70.96%; 2023: 71.02%; 2022: 71.07%; 2021: 71.13%; 2020: 71.19%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.