Cereal yields in East Timor
East Timor: Cereal yields was 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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
East Timor recorded 2.11 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields 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 yields in East Timor?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does East Timor rank for cereal yields?
- East Timor ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.