Timor-Leste's forest cover fell from 64.4 % in 1994 to 61.7 % in 2023.
Timor-Leste · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Timor-Leste's forest area fell from 9,575 km in 1994 to 9,169 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
115th of 213 · 16th in East Asia & Pacific
Timor-Leste's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 8.7 % in 2013 to 16.1 % in 2025.
Timor-Leste's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 22.9 % in 1994 to 23.0 % in 2023.
Timor-Leste's arable land (% of land area) fell from 8.7 % in 1994 to 7.5 % in 2023.
Air
Timor-Leste's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 15.9 in 1994 to 12.0 in 2023.
Water
Timor-Leste's water stress was 14.3 % in 2004 and 14.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
64th of 181 · 14th in East Asia & Pacific
Timor-Leste's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 10,001 in 1993 to 5,999 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Timor-Leste.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data