Comoros vs East Timor: Arable land use per person

Comoros
0.0764 hectares per person
in 2023
East Timor
0.0805 hectares per person
in 2023
Comoros rank
134th
East Timor rank
132nd

Arable land use per person over time

  • Comoros
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.0805 hectares per person against 0.0764 hectares per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.0041 hectares per person.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 134th and East Timor ranks 132nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros East Timor Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3007 hectares per person 0.1395 hectares per person 0.1612 hectares per person Comoros
1970s 0.2308 hectares per person 0.1451 hectares per person 0.0858 hectares per person Comoros
1980s 0.1703 hectares per person 0.1443 hectares per person 0.026 hectares per person Comoros
1990s 0.1341 hectares per person 0.1465 hectares per person 0.0125 hectares per person East Timor
2000s 0.1109 hectares per person 0.1285 hectares per person 0.0176 hectares per person East Timor
2010s 0.0906 hectares per person 0.096 hectares per person 0.0054 hectares per person East Timor
2020s 0.0787 hectares per person 0.0822 hectares per person 0.0035 hectares per person East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Comoros or East Timor?
East Timor, at 0.0805 hectares per person against 0.0764 hectares per person in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Comoros and East Timor?
0.0041 hectares per person, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and East Timor?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Comoros and East Timor rank globally for arable land use per person?
Comoros ranks 134th and East Timor ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.