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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 6 |
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More reference data data for East Timor
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
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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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.