Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in East Timor
East Timor: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 2,129 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in East Timor stood at 2,129 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in East Timor peaked at 2,923 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,155 kg per hectare, in 1964.
That places East Timor 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,404 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,217 kg per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 1,194 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1,155 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1,197 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 1,241 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 1,280 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1,478 kg per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 1,356 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 1,277 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 1,233 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,421 kg per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 1,476 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1,583 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 1,500 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 1,400 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 1,415 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,320 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 1,281 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,270 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,305 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,296 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,292 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,375 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 1,335 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,335 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,420 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1,524 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1,601 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1,608 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,738 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 1,735 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,032 kg per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 2,025 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,017 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2,047 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,779 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 2,095 kg per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 1,556 kg per hectare | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 1,937 kg per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 1,339 kg per hectare | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 1,667 kg per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 1,443 kg per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 1,563 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1,542 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,503 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,276 kg per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 1,443 kg per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 2,316 kg per hectare | +60.5% |
| 2010 | 2,451 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2,586 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2,090 kg per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 2,656 kg per hectare | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 2,923 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 2,596 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 2,568 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,383 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2,504 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2,354 kg per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 2,658 kg per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 1,202 kg per hectare | -54.8% |
| 2022 | 1,944 kg per hectare | +61.7% |
| 2023 | 2,129 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2,129 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2,129 kg per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,751 kg per hectare, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +61.7% | 1,202 kg per hectare | 1,944 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | +60.5% | 1,443 kg per hectare | 2,316 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | -54.8% | 2,658 kg per hectare | 1,202 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,280 kg per hectare | 1,155 kg per hectare | 1,478 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,391 kg per hectare | 1,233 kg per hectare | 1,583 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,375 kg per hectare | 1,270 kg per hectare | 1,601 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,863 kg per hectare | 1,556 kg per hectare | 2,095 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,603 kg per hectare | 1,276 kg per hectare | 2,316 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,511 kg per hectare | 2,090 kg per hectare | 2,923 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,983 kg per hectare | 1,202 kg per hectare | 2,658 kg per hectare | 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 cereal yield in East Timor?
- Cereal yield in East Timor was 2,129 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2,923 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,155 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does East Timor rank for cereal yield?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.