Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 2.13 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in East Timor stood at 2.13 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 vs. gdp per capita in East Timor peaked at 2.92 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.15 kg per hectare, in 1964.
That places East Timor 116th out of 180 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 vs. GDP per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.22 kg per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 1.19 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.15 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.48 kg per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 1.36 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 1.28 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 1.23 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.42 kg per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 1.48 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.58 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 1.5 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.4 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.41 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.32 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.28 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.27 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.3 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.29 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.37 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.33 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.42 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.52 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.6 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.61 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.74 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.74 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.03 kg per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 2.03 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.02 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.05 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.78 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 2.09 kg per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 1.56 kg per hectare | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 1.94 kg per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 1.34 kg per hectare | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 kg per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.54 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.28 kg per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 2.32 kg per hectare | +60.5% |
| 2010 | 2.45 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.59 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 kg per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 2.66 kg per hectare | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 2.92 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.57 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.38 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.35 kg per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.66 kg per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2 kg per hectare | -54.8% |
| 2022 | 1.94 kg per hectare | +61.7% |
| 2023 | 2.13 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.13 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.13 kg per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.75 kg per hectare, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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% | 1.2 kg per hectare | 1.94 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | +60.5% | 1.44 kg per hectare | 2.32 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | -54.8% | 2.66 kg per hectare | 1.2 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 kg per hectare | 1.15 kg per hectare | 1.48 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.39 kg per hectare | 1.23 kg per hectare | 1.58 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 kg per hectare | 1.27 kg per hectare | 1.6 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 kg per hectare | 1.56 kg per hectare | 2.09 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 kg per hectare | 1.28 kg per hectare | 2.32 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 kg per hectare | 2.09 kg per hectare | 2.92 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 kg per hectare | 1.2 kg per hectare | 2.66 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 vs. gdp per capita in East Timor?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in East Timor was 2.13 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does East Timor rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.