Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 233.81 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
233.81 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
30th
of 46 regions
All-time high
386.04 kt
in 2011
All-time low
233.81 kt
in 2021
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Timor-Leste, 1990–2025

01002003004001990200720251990: 386 kt1991: 386 kt1992: 386 kt1993: 386 kt1994: 386 kt1995: 386 kt1996: 386 kt1997: 386 kt1998: 386 kt1999: 386 kt2000: 386 kt2001: 386 kt2002: 386 kt2003: 386 kt2004: 386 kt2005: 386 kt2006: 386 kt2007: 386 kt2008: 386 kt2009: 386 kt2010: 386 kt2011: 386 kt2012: 386 kt2013: 386 kt2014: 386 kt2015: 386 kt2016: 386 kt2017: 386 kt2018: 386 kt2019: 386 kt2020: 386 kt2021: 233.8 kt2022: 233.8 kt2023: 233.8 kt2024: 233.8 kt2025: 233.8 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste stood at 233.81 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste peaked at 386.04 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 233.81 kt, in 2021.

That places Timor-Leste 30th out of 46 regions 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 386.01 kt 386.01 kt 386.01 kt 10
2000s 386.02 kt 386.01 kt 386.03 kt 10
2010s 386.03 kt 386.02 kt 386.04 kt 10
2020s 259.18 kt 233.81 kt 386.02 kt 6

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 27 Ecuador 12,218 kt compare
  2. 28 Suriname 11,766 kt compare
  3. 29 Zambia 9,832 kt compare
  4. 30 Sweden 9,427 kt compare
  5. 31 Sudan 8,894 kt compare
  6. 32 Guyana 8,078 kt compare
  7. 33 Ethiopia 7,989 kt compare
  8. 33 Mayotte 30.95 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

More climate change data for Timor-Leste

All data for Timor-Leste →

Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Timor-Leste was 233.81 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 386.04 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 233.81 kt in 2021.
How does Timor-Leste rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Timor-Leste ranks 30th out of 46 regions with data for 2025.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Timor-Leste. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/net-forest-conversion-net-emissions-removals-co2-forest-land-fao-tier-1/timor-leste-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/net-forest-conversion-net-emissions-removals-co2-forest-land-fao-tier-1/timor-leste-2/">Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Timor-Leste</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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).