Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0066 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.0066 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.0127 sq. km per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places East Timor 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0066 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0066 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0733 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2403 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor was 0.0066 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 sq. km per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.