Arable land — Area in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Arable land — Area was 111.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 111.5 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Timor-Leste peaked at 130 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Timor-Leste 155th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.78 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 73 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.5 1000 ha | 78 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 100 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.7 1000 ha | 110 1000 ha | 130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.2 1000 ha | 116.4 1000 ha | 120 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.11 1000 ha | 111.5 1000 ha | 116 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.5 1000 ha | 111.5 1000 ha | 111.5 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 150 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 79.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.09 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 109.92 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 109.92 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Timor-Leste?
- Arable land — area in Timor-Leste was 111.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 130 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for arable land — area?
- Timor-Leste ranks 155th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Arable 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.