Share of land area that is protected in East Timor
East Timor: Share of land area that is protected was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is 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 total land area.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 16.1% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in East Timor peaked at 16.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2013.
That places East Timor 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.7% | — |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +50.6% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 16.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 16.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.7% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 16.1% compare
- 115 Uganda 16.1% compare
- 118 Philippines 16.0% compare
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 land area that is protected in East Timor?
- Share of land area that is protected in East Timor was 16.1% 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 land area that is protected recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for share of land area that is protected?
- East Timor ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.