Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in East Timor
East Timor: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in East Timor is 2.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in East Timor peaked at 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.15 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places East Timor 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 78,894 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in East Timor?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in East Timor was 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does East Timor rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- East Timor ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.