Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 23.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 23.4 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Timor-Leste peaked at 23.4 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.29 %, in 1969.
That places Timor-Leste 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 4.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.31 % | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 4.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.29 % | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.17 % | +43.8% |
| 1971 | 6.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.12 % | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 6 % | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.84 % | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 7.75 % | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 8.4 % | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 9.23 % | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 9.42 % | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 10.39 % | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 11.35 % | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 11.97 % | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 12.59 % | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 13.49 % | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 14.38 % | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 15.25 % | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 16.39 % | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 17.49 % | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 18.03 % | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 18.24 % | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 18.18 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 18.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.91 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 17.65 % | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 17.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.13 % | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 19.24 % | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 19.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 19.88 % | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 19.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.47 % | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 19.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.54 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.57 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.78 % | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 21.28 % | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 21.56 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 21.79 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.03 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.26 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.49 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.72 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.95 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.18 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 23.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.4 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Timor-Leste changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +43.8% | 4.29 % | 6.17 % |
| 1975 | +30.7% | 6 % | 7.84 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.33 % | 4.29 % | 4.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.31 % | 6 % | 9.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.13 % | 10.39 % | 18.03 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.44 % | 17.65 % | 19.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.94 % | 19.47 % | 21.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.37 % | 21.3 % | 23.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4 % | 23.4 % | 23.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 48 Guatemala 23.98 % compare
- 49 Costa Rica 23.74 % compare
- 50 China, Taiwan Province of 23.59 % compare
- 51 East Timor 23.4 % compare
- 53 Portugal 23.26 % compare
- 54 Bahamas 23.08 % 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Timor-Leste?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Timor-Leste was 23.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 % in 1969.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Timor-Leste ranks 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.