Japan vs Timor-Leste: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita
Japan
50.5%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
51.5%
in 2023
Japan rank
121st
Timor-Leste rank
118th
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 51.5% against 50.5% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Japan ranks 121st and Timor-Leste ranks 118th of 192 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 98.1% | 26.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 54.2% | 96.2% | 42.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 94.0% | 47.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 82.5% | 36.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 91.3% | 43.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 92.3% | 38.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 69.5% | 18.5% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 51.5% against 50.5% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Timor-Leste?
- 1.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 121st and Timor-Leste ranks 118th of 192 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.