Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 4.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Timor-Leste, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 4.7% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2013.
That places Timor-Leste 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.3% | — |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.8% compare
- 148 Lebanon 4.7% compare
- 148 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4.7% compare
- 151 Isle of Man 4.6% compare
More climate change data for Timor-Leste
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 28.8% (2025)
- Urban population 408,340 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 1.94 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.11 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.477 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Timor-Leste?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Timor-Leste was 4.7% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Timor-Leste ranks 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.