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 122nd of 232 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.
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
- 122 Bhutan 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 El Salvador 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Ethiopia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Germany 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Saudi Arabia 0.14 ha/cap 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 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 122nd out of 232 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.