Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 32.66 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.66 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 231 countries
All-time high
38.24 %
in 1994
All-time low
30.43 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Timor-Leste stood at 32.66 %.

That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Timor-Leste peaked at 38.24 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 30.43 %, in 1961.

Timor-Leste ranks 122nd of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.66 % 30.43 % 31.33 % 9
1970s 33.83 % 32.1 % 36.23 % 10
1980s 34.35 % 32.79 % 35.84 % 10
1990s 36.84 % 34.59 % 38.24 % 10
2000s 35.29 % 34.4 % 35.61 % 10
2010s 33.54 % 32.66 % 34.32 % 10
2020s 32.66 % 32.66 % 32.66 % 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 119 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 33.35 % compare
  2. 120 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 33.33 % compare
  3. 121 North Macedonia 32.88 % compare
  4. 123 Syrian Arab Republic 32.32 % compare
  5. 124 Indonesia 32.31 % compare
  6. 125 Honduras 31.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Timor-Leste?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Timor-Leste was 32.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 38.24 % in 1994.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 30.43 % in 1961.
How does Timor-Leste rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Timor-Leste ranks 122nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.