Cropland — Area per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in East Timor stood at 0.14 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.25 ha/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.14 ha/cap, in 2020.
That places East Timor 131st out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.14 ha/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.14 ha/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 East Timor
- 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 Timor-Leste 0.14 ha/cap compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in East Timor?
- Cropland — area per capita in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 ha/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for cropland — area per capita?
- East Timor ranks 131st out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.