Timor-Leste's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) was US$1.95 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 62.07% from US$5.13 million in 2011 (9.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.95 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.23 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$5.13 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$5.13 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$1.48 million | 2000 |
| Average since 2012 | US$3.37 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$2.15 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Timor-Leste's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) fell 16.6% on 2020 (from US$2.33 million to US$1.95 million).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was +4.9% and a typical year strayed about 30.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 63.7% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 55.5% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$293,008 a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Timor-Leste had the 87th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2021 ranking
- Luxembourg — 84th of 183: US$3.71 million
- Syrian Arab Republic — 85th of 183: US$3.07 million
- Samoa — 86th of 183: US$2.37 million
- Seychelles — 88th of 183: US$1.75 million
- Bahamas, The — 89th of 183: US$1.65 million
- New Caledonia — 90th of 183: US$1.24 million
What this measures
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 29 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,945,293 |
| 2020 | 2,331,453 |
| 2019 | 1,826,187 |
| 2018 | 2,105,270 |
| 2017 | 4,731,100 |
| 2016 | 4,233,059 |
| 2015 | 3,792,719 |
| 2014 | 5,103,625 |
| 2013 | 3,522,778 |
| 2012 | 4,062,583 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$1.91 billion (2021)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$6.84 million (2021)
- Cambodia — US$0 (2021)
- China — US$0 (2021)
- Fiji — US$48.41 million (2021)
- French Polynesia — US$216,160 (2021)
- Indonesia — US$0 (2021)
- Japan — US$0 (2021)
- Kiribati — US$90,059 (2021)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Timor-Leste
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 0.43% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −US$750,000 (2024)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.19% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$221.69 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Timor-Leste's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$)?
- US$1.95 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is down 9.5% from US$2.15 million in 1993 (0.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.13 million in 2011 and the lowest US$1.48 million in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 87th highest of 183 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) unusual for Timor-Leste?
- In 2021, Timor-Leste's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) fell 16.6% on 2020 (from US$2.33 million to US$1.95 million). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was +4.9% and a typical year strayed about 30.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DFOR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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