Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 171.01 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 171.01 ha for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.0% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Timor-Leste peaked at 4,468 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2010.
That places Timor-Leste 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 798.44 ha | 52.98 ha | 1,075 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,631 ha | 40.73 ha | 4,468 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 942.72 ha | 0 ha | 2,993 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 782.39 ha | 0 ha | 2,373 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Timor-Leste
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 79.29 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -6.48 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1,054 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 227.33 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 233.81 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1,055 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 0.848 1000 ha (2025)
- Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 3,694 t (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0198 kt (2024)
- Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 855.03 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Timor-Leste?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Timor-Leste was 171.01 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 4,468 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Timor-Leste ranks 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.