Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in East Timor
East Timor: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 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 (% of total land area) 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 16.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 16.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.