Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 32.66 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 119 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 33.35 % compare
- 120 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 33.33 % compare
- 121 North Macedonia 32.88 % compare
- 123 Syrian Arab Republic 32.32 % compare
- 124 Indonesia 32.31 % compare
- 125 Honduras 31.93 % compare
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 — 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
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.