Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in East Timor
East Timor: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 79.29 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in East Timor stood at 79.29 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in East Timor peaked at 82.76 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.29 million t, in 2025.
That places East Timor 132nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in East Timor, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.76 million t | — |
| 1991 | 82.66 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 82.55 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.45 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 82.34 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 82.24 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.13 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 82.03 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.92 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.82 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.71 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.61 million t | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.5 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.4 million t | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.29 million t | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.19 million t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.08 million t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.98 million t | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.87 million t | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.77 million t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.66 million t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.55 million t | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.45 million t | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.34 million t | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.24 million t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.13 million t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.02 million t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.92 million t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.81 million t | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.71 million t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.6 million t | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.54 million t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.48 million t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.41 million t | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.35 million t | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.29 million t | -0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 79.29 million t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 235.46 million t, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 79.29 million t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 143.68 million t, 55% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.29 million t | 81.82 million t | 82.76 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.24 million t | 80.77 million t | 81.71 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.18 million t | 79.71 million t | 80.66 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.45 million t | 79.29 million t | 79.6 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 129 Azerbaijan 92.54 million t compare
- 130 Rwanda 83.08 million t compare
- 131 Portugal 82.26 million t compare
- 132 Timor-Leste 79.29 million t compare
- 134 Sri Lanka 79.02 million t compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 78.31 million t compare
More climate change data for East Timor
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in East Timor?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in East Timor was 79.29 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 82.76 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.29 million t in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- East Timor ranks 132nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.