Marine protected areas in East Timor
East Timor: Marine protected areas was 0.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 2013
All-time low
0.7
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in East Timor, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.7 for marine protected areas 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, marine protected areas 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.
Marine protected areas in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 1.17 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 944.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 178.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 10.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in East Timor?
- Marine protected areas in East Timor was 0.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for marine protected areas?
- East Timor ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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