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 85th 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
| 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
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 150 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 341.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,487 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 79.9 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 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 85th out of 201 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.