Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Area in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Area was 34.65 1000 ha in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
34.65 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 201 countries
All-time high
34.65 1000 ha
in 2002
All-time low
14 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Area in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 14 1000 ha1991: 16 1000 ha1992: 18 1000 ha1993: 19 1000 ha1994: 21 1000 ha1995: 23 1000 ha1996: 25 1000 ha1997: 26 1000 ha1998: 28 1000 ha1999: 30 1000 ha2000: 32 1000 ha2001: 33 1000 ha2002: 34.6 1000 ha2003: 34.6 1000 ha2004: 34.6 1000 ha2005: 34.6 1000 ha2006: 34.6 1000 ha2007: 34.6 1000 ha2008: 34.6 1000 ha2009: 34.6 1000 ha2010: 34.6 1000 ha2011: 34.6 1000 ha2012: 34.6 1000 ha2013: 34.6 1000 ha2014: 34.6 1000 ha2015: 34.6 1000 ha2016: 34.6 1000 ha2017: 34.6 1000 ha2018: 34.6 1000 ha2019: 34.6 1000 ha2020: 34.6 1000 ha2021: 34.6 1000 ha2022: 34.6 1000 ha2023: 34.6 1000 ha2024: 34.6 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 34.65 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation β€” area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation β€” area in Timor-Leste peaked at 34.65 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Timor-Leste 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22 1000 ha 14 1000 ha 30 1000 ha 10
2000s 34.22 1000 ha 32 1000 ha 34.65 1000 ha 10
2010s 34.65 1000 ha 34.65 1000 ha 34.65 1000 ha 10
2020s 34.65 1000 ha 34.65 1000 ha 34.65 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 128 Panama 41.35 1000 ha compare
  2. 129 Belgium-Luxembourg 36.5 1000 ha compare
  3. 130 Bhutan 35.6 1000 ha compare
  4. 132 Chad 30.27 1000 ha compare
  5. 133 Cyprus 30.1 1000 ha compare
  6. 134 Sierra Leone 29.36 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More environment data for Timor-Leste

All data for Timor-Leste β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation β€” area in Timor-Leste?
Land area equipped for irrigation β€” area in Timor-Leste was 34.65 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation β€” area recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 34.65 1000 ha in 2002.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation β€” area recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 14 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Timor-Leste rank for land area equipped for irrigation β€” area?
Timor-Leste ranks 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area equipped for irrigation β€” area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.