Timor-Leste vs Türkiye: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Timor-Leste
0.5%
in 2023
Türkiye
0.4%
in 2023
Timor-Leste rank
72nd
Türkiye rank
74th

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 72nd and Türkiye ranks 74th of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 11.2% 2.7% 8.5% Timor-Leste
1980s 14.2% 0.2% 14.0% Timor-Leste
1990s 15.2% 3.7% 11.5% Timor-Leste
2000s -0.1% 1.4% 1.6% Türkiye
2010s 1.6% -5.1% 6.7% Timor-Leste
2020s 0.8% -0.7% 1.5% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Timor-Leste or Türkiye?
Timor-Leste, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Timor-Leste and Türkiye?
0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Türkiye?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Timor-Leste and Türkiye rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Timor-Leste ranks 72nd and Türkiye ranks 74th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.