Indonesia vs East Timor: Agricultural land use per person
Indonesia
0.2284 hectares per person
in 2025
East Timor
0.2252 hectares per person
in 2025
Indonesia rank
129th
East Timor rank
130th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Indonesia
- East Timor
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.2284 hectares per person against 0.2252 hectares per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.0032 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was East Timor ahead.
Indonesia ranks 129th and East Timor ranks 130th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and East Timor in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.8477 hectares per person | 0.4154 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1100s | 0.4646 hectares per person | 0.8367 hectares per person | 0.3721 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1200s | 0.5002 hectares per person | 0.8256 hectares per person | 0.3254 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1300s | 0.5406 hectares per person | 0.8145 hectares per person | 0.2739 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1400s | 0.585 hectares per person | 0.8038 hectares per person | 0.2188 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1500s | 0.6081 hectares per person | 0.7937 hectares per person | 0.1856 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1600s | 0.624 hectares per person | 0.7835 hectares per person | 0.1595 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1700s | 0.6363 hectares per person | 0.7726 hectares per person | 0.1364 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1710s | 0.6467 hectares per person | 0.761 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1720s | 0.6571 hectares per person | 0.7654 hectares per person | 0.1084 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1730s | 0.6674 hectares per person | 0.7564 hectares per person | 0.089 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1740s | 0.678 hectares per person | 0.7473 hectares per person | 0.0692 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1750s | 0.6891 hectares per person | 0.7381 hectares per person | 0.049 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1760s | 0.7001 hectares per person | 0.729 hectares per person | 0.0288 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1770s | 0.7116 hectares per person | 0.7198 hectares per person | 0.0082 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1780s | 0.7233 hectares per person | 0.7109 hectares per person | 0.0124 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 0.7354 hectares per person | 0.7025 hectares per person | 0.0329 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 0.747 hectares per person | 0.694 hectares per person | 0.053 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 0.7182 hectares per person | 0.685 hectares per person | 0.0332 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 0.6904 hectares per person | 0.6753 hectares per person | 0.0151 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 0.6641 hectares per person | 0.679 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1840s | 0.6391 hectares per person | 0.6715 hectares per person | 0.0323 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1850s | 0.6152 hectares per person | 0.6639 hectares per person | 0.0486 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1860s | 0.5917 hectares per person | 0.6562 hectares per person | 0.0646 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1870s | 0.5694 hectares per person | 0.6486 hectares per person | 0.0792 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1880s | 0.5488 hectares per person | 0.641 hectares per person | 0.0921 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1890s | 0.5291 hectares per person | 0.6336 hectares per person | 0.1045 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1900s | 0.5273 hectares per person | 0.6265 hectares per person | 0.0992 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.4868 hectares per person | 0.6195 hectares per person | 0.1327 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.4581 hectares per person | 0.612 hectares per person | 0.1538 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.437 hectares per person | 0.6037 hectares per person | 0.1667 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.4201 hectares per person | 0.607 hectares per person | 0.1869 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.4215 hectares per person | 0.5725 hectares per person | 0.151 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.3474 hectares per person | 0.4252 hectares per person | 0.0778 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.285 hectares per person | 0.4063 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.2596 hectares per person | 0.4478 hectares per person | 0.1882 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 1990s | 0.2374 hectares per person | 0.412 hectares per person | 0.1747 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 2000s | 0.2195 hectares per person | 0.3451 hectares per person | 0.1256 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.2258 hectares per person | 0.2757 hectares per person | 0.0499 hectares per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.2363 hectares per person | 0.0089 hectares per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Indonesia or East Timor?
- Indonesia, at 0.2284 hectares per person against 0.2252 hectares per person in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Indonesia and East Timor?
- 0.0032 hectares per person, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and East Timor?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and East Timor rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Indonesia ranks 129th and East Timor ranks 130th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.