Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor
East Timor: Terrestrial protected areas was 16.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 213 countries
All-time high
16.1
in 2024
All-time low
8.7
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 16.1 for terrestrial protected areas 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, terrestrial protected areas 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.
Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +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 | 11.63 | 8.7 | 16 | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.03 | 16 | 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 compare
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 terrestrial protected areas in East Timor?
- Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor was 16.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- East Timor ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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