Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 22.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.96 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 237 countries
All-time high
23.07 %
in 1997
All-time low
15.47 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Timor-Leste stood at 22.96 %.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Timor-Leste peaked at 23.07 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.47 %, in 1961.

Timor-Leste ranks 162nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.52 % 15.47 % 15.67 % 9
1970s 17.17 % 16.34 % 18.56 % 10
1980s 19.6 % 18.76 % 20.51 % 10
1990s 22.57 % 21.39 % 23.07 % 10
2000s 22.53 % 22.34 % 22.76 % 10
2010s 22.88 % 22.73 % 23.01 % 10
2020s 22.96 % 22.96 % 22.96 % 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 159 Panama 23.08 % compare
  2. 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22.99 % compare
  3. 161 Estonia 22.98 % compare
  4. 163 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.43 % compare
  5. 164 China, Taiwan Province of 21.94 % compare
  6. 165 Iraq 21.65 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Timor-Leste?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Timor-Leste was 22.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 23.07 % in 1997.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 15.47 % in 1961.
How does Timor-Leste rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Timor-Leste ranks 162nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.