Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was 227.33 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Timor-Leste, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste stood at 227.33 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste peaked at 388.67 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 227.33 kt, in 2021.
That places Timor-Leste 72nd out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 385 kt | — |
| 1991 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 388.67 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 388.67 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 227.33 kt | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 227.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 227.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 227.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 227.33 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 385 kt | 385 kt | 385 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 385 kt | 385 kt | 385 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.3 kt | 385 kt | 388.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 254.22 kt | 227.33 kt | 388.67 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 69 Puerto Rico 462 kt compare
- 70 Niger 440 kt compare
- 71 Eswatini 286 kt compare
- 73 Bangladesh 183.33 kt compare
- 74 Seychelles 154 kt compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 124.67 kt compare
More climate change data for Timor-Leste
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 47,584 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 934.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 229.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 704.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8677 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 259.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 20.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 239.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0758 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste was 227.33 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 388.67 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 227.33 kt in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 72nd out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).