Agricultural land use, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2466 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in East Timor stood at 0.2466 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.4839 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2466 hectares per person, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 129th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4839 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4764 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4688 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4612 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4536 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.446 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4422 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4346 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4288 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4394 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4316 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4276 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4289 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4231 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4263 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4246 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4237 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.431 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4293 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.427 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4244 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.422 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4208 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4191 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4171 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4162 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4146 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4095 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4182 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.424 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4129 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4078 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4026 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3916 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3833 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.374 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3618 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4037 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4523 hectares per person | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4144 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3824 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3641 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3589 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3512 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3406 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3262 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3196 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3116 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.305 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2988 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2931 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2878 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2826 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2777 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2729 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2681 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2624 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2575 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2529 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2493 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2466 hectares per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4551 hectares per person | 0.4288 hectares per person | 0.4839 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4288 hectares per person | 0.4231 hectares per person | 0.4394 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.42 hectares per person | 0.4095 hectares per person | 0.4293 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.398 hectares per person | 0.3618 hectares per person | 0.424 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.364 hectares per person | 0.3196 hectares per person | 0.4523 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.286 hectares per person | 0.2624 hectares per person | 0.3116 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2516 hectares per person | 0.2466 hectares per person | 0.2575 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in East Timor?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in East Timor was 0.2466 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4839 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2466 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.