Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor
East Timor: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 56.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in East Timor is 56.06 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in East Timor peaked at 56.27 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34.78 %, in 1961.
That places East Timor 128th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.78 % | — |
| 1962 | 34.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 34.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 34.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 34.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 34.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 35.34 % | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 35.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 35.62 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 38.27 % | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 38.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 38.78 % | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 40 % | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 41.18 % | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 41.86 % | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 42.75 % | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 44.65 % | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 45.65 % | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 46.24 % | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 46.81 % | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 47.18 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.55 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 48.1 % | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 48.63 % | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 49.15 % | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 49.83 % | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 50.5 % | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 50.82 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 52.83 % | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 54.55 % | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 54.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 55.22 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 55.88 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 55.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.14 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 56.27 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.01 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 55.49 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 55.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 55.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.06 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 54.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 54.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 54.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.46 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.67 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 55.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 55.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.96 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 56.02 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56.15 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 56.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.06 % | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 56.06 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 56.06 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.75 %, 65% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35 % | 34.78 % | 35.62 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.14 % | 38.27 % | 45.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.48 % | 46.24 % | 50.82 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.28 % | 52.83 % | 56.27 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.22 % | 54.85 % | 55.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.91 % | 55.62 % | 56.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.06 % | 56.06 % | 56.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 125 Russian Federation 57.33 % compare
- 125 Russia 57.33 % compare
- 127 Antigua and Barbuda 56.97 % compare
- 128 Timor-Leste 56.06 % compare
- 130 Cuba 55.64 % compare
- 131 Yugoslav SFR 54.58 % compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1057 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.09 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in East Timor?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in East Timor was 56.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 56.27 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.78 % in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- East Timor ranks 128th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.