Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor
East Timor: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 23.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in East Timor, 1961–2024
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
| 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.
| 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 East Timor
- 48 Guatemala 23.98 % compare
- 49 Costa Rica 23.74 % compare
- 50 China, Taiwan Province of 23.59 % compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 23.4 % compare
- 53 Portugal 23.26 % compare
- 54 Bahamas 23.08 % compare
More environment data for East Timor
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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.