Agricultural land — Share in Land area in East Timor

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

Latest (2024)
22.96 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 255 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 East Timor, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Agricultural land — Share in Land area in East Timor, 1961 to 2024.
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

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 East Timor

  1. 168 Panama 23.08 % compare
  2. 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22.99 % compare
  3. 170 Estonia 22.98 % compare
  4. 171 Timor-Leste 22.96 % compare
  5. 173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.43 % compare
  6. 174 China, Taiwan Province of 21.94 % compare

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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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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
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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