Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 263.5 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Timor-Leste, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Timor-Leste is 263.5 Square kilometres, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Timor-Leste peaked at 597.9 Square kilometres in 2018 and was at its lowest, 215 Square kilometres, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 215 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 236 Square kilometres | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 238 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 261 Square kilometres | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 250 Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 247.5 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 247.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 246.9 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 246.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 255 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 252 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 283 Square kilometres | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 312.8 Square kilometres | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 597.9 Square kilometres | +91.1% |
| 2019 | 324.7 Square kilometres | -45.7% |
| 2020 | 323.1 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 323.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 323.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 314.5 Square kilometres | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 263.5 Square kilometres | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240 Square kilometres | 215 Square kilometres | 261 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 301.42 Square kilometres | 246.9 Square kilometres | 597.9 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 309.46 Square kilometres | 263.5 Square kilometres | 323.1 Square kilometres | 5 |
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More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 19.46 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,434 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Timor-Leste?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Timor-Leste was 263.5 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 597.9 Square kilometres in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 215 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Timor-Leste ranks 10th out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata