Agriculture — Area in East Timor
East Timor: Agriculture — Area was 341.4 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in East Timor is 341.4 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in East Timor peaked at 343 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 230 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places East Timor 176th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in East Timor, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 230 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 230 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 230 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 230 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 230 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 230 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 232 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 232 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 233 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 243 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 243 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 245 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 250 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 255 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 258 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 262 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 271 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 276 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 279 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 282 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 284 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 286 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 289 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 292 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 295 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 299 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 303 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 305 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 318 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 330 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 335 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 340 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 340 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 342 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 343 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 341 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 337 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 337 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 336.6 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 336.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 333.8 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 333.4 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 333 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 332.6 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 332.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 336.8 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 338.4 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 338 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 338.6 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 339.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 339.6 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 340.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 340.6 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 341.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 341.6 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 342.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 341.4 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 341.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 341.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 341.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 341.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 341.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 341.4 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,606 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 341.4 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 246.84 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230.78 1000 ha | 230 1000 ha | 233 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 255.3 1000 ha | 243 1000 ha | 276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 291.4 1000 ha | 279 1000 ha | 305 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 335.6 1000 ha | 318 1000 ha | 343 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 335 1000 ha | 332.2 1000 ha | 338.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 340.22 1000 ha | 338 1000 ha | 342.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 341.4 1000 ha | 341.4 1000 ha | 341.4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 173 United Arab Emirates 416.19 1000 ha compare
- 174 Palestine 398 1000 ha compare
- 174 Palestine 398 1000 ha compare
- 176 Timor-Leste 341.4 1000 ha compare
- 178 Fiji 311.6 1000 ha compare
- 179 Montenegro 248.28 1000 ha 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 agriculture — area in East Timor?
- Agriculture — area in East Timor was 341.4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 343 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for agriculture — area?
- East Timor ranks 176th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.