Cropland — Area per capita in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.14 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.25 ha/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.14 ha/cap, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 131st of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.17 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.17 ha/cap | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.18 ha/cap | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.19 ha/cap | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2 ha/cap | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.21 ha/cap | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.22 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.23 ha/cap | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.178 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.204 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.201 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 131 Bhutan 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 El Salvador 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Ethiopia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Germany 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Saudi Arabia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 East Timor 0.14 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Timor-Leste?
- Cropland — area per capita in Timor-Leste was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 ha/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Timor-Leste ranks 131st out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.