Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 18.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 18.1 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Timor-Leste peaked at 19.02 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.33 %, in 1990.
That places Timor-Leste 92nd out of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.33 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.89 % | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 10 % | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 10.27 % | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 11.05 % | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 12.11 % | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 13.02 % | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 13.47 % | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.66 % | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 16.04 % | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 17.11 % | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 17.68 % | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 18.61 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 18.85 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 18.89 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 19.02 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.55 % | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 18.39 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.23 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.13 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.08 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.1 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.78 % | 8.33 % | 16.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5 % | 17.11 % | 19.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.22 % | 18.04 % | 18.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1 % | 18.1 % | 18.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 89 Libya 19.51 % compare
- 90 Myanmar 19.48 % compare
- 91 Philippines 19.16 % compare
- 92 East Timor 18.1 % compare
- 94 South Africa 18.04 % compare
- 95 Cuba 17.94 % 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Timor-Leste?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Timor-Leste was 18.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 19.02 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 % in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Timor-Leste ranks 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.