Agricultural land — Share in Land area in East Timor
East Timor: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 22.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 22.96 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in East Timor peaked at 23.07 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.47 %, in 1961.
East Timor ranks 171st of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.47 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.6 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 15.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15.67 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.34 % | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 16.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.48 % | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 16.81 % | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 16.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 17.15 % | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 17.35 % | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 17.62 % | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 18.22 % | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 18.56 % | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 18.76 % | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 18.96 % | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 19.1 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 19.23 % | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 19.44 % | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 19.64 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 19.84 % | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 20.11 % | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 20.38 % | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 20.51 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 21.39 % | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 22.19 % | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 22.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.53 % | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 22.86 % | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 22.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 23.07 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 22.93 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 22.66 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 22.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.45 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 22.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.65 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.76 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.77 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.91 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.96 % | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 22.96 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 49% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 22.96 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 East Timor
- 168 Panama 23.08 % compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22.99 % compare
- 170 Estonia 22.98 % compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 22.96 % compare
- 173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.43 % compare
- 174 China, Taiwan Province of 21.94 % compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in East Timor?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 23.07 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.47 % in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- East Timor ranks 171st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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
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.