Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor

East Timor: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 23.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.4 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 238 countries
All-time high
23.4 %
in 2019
All-time low
4.29 %
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor, 1961–2024

510152025196119922024

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

Analysis

East Timor recorded 23.4 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in East Timor peaked at 23.4 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.29 %, in 1969.

East Timor ranks 51st of 238 countries on this measure, 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 East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor, 1961 to 2024.
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%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 23.4 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.07 %, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 23.4 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.35 %, 61% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +43.8% 4.29 % 6.17 %
1975 +30.7% 6 % 7.84 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 East Timor

  1. 48 Guatemala 23.98 % compare
  2. 49 Costa Rica 23.74 % compare
  3. 50 China, Taiwan Province of 23.59 % compare
  4. 51 Timor-Leste 23.4 % compare
  5. 53 Portugal 23.26 % compare
  6. 54 Bahamas 23.08 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in East Timor?
Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in East Timor 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 East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 23.4 % in 2019.
What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 4.29 % in 1969.
How does East Timor rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
East Timor ranks 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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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Indicator
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,641 data points, 1961–2024
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