Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in East Timor
East Timor: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in East Timor, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.7% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in East Timor peaked at 1.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
That places East Timor 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.4% | — |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in East Timor?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in East Timor was 0.7% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- East Timor ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.