Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor
East Timor: Terrestrial protected areas was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor, 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 land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in East Timor stood at 16.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in East Timor peaked at 16.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2013.
East Timor ranks 115th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.7% | — |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +50.6% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.7% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 16.1% compare
- 115 Uganda 16.1% compare
- 118 Philippines 16.0% compare
More climate change data for East Timor
- 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 protected areas in East Timor?
- Terrestrial protected areas in East Timor was 16.1% 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 protected areas recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- East Timor ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.