TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for Timor-Leste

Deforestation data for Timor-Leste , 1990-2005. Timor-Leste 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 798000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 53.7
Other wooded land (hectares):
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 1,487,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 966000 854000 798000 -11000 -1.2 -11000 -1.3 -168,000 -17.39 8.33
Other wooded land 0 0 0
Primary forests - - 0
Plantations 29000 43000 43000 1,400 4.83 0 0 14000 48.3 -100




Chart: Forest cover in Timor-Leste, 1990-2005
Google Chart

All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




Copyright Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com 2009
All rights reserved.