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 166th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 72 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 73 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 78 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 80 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 85 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 90 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 96 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 100 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 110 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 120 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 120 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 125 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 130 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 127 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 125 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 120 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 120 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 119.6 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 119.2 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 118.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 118.4 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 118 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 117.6 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 117.2 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 116.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 116.4 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 116 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 115.6 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 115.2 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 114.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 114.4 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 114 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 113.6 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 113.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 112.8 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 111.5 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 111.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 111.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 111.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 111.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 111.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 64,378 m3 (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 166th out of 248 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.