Cereals, primary — Production in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Cereals, primary — Production was 132,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
132,000 t
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
16th
of 19 countries
All-time high
261,816 t
in 2010
All-time low
21,953 t
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Production in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production in Timor-Leste is 132,000 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Timor-Leste peaked at 261,816 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21,953 t, in 1971.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cereals, primary — Production in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Production in Timor-Leste, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 34,257 t —
1962 35,300 t +3.0%
1963 32,372 t -8.3%
1964 28,058 t -13.3%
1965 24,833 t -11.5%
1966 27,404 t +10.4%
1967 31,619 t +15.4%
1968 34,722 t +9.8%
1969 28,474 t -18.0%
1970 29,494 t +3.6%
1971 21,953 t -25.6%
1972 24,875 t +13.3%
1973 30,849 t +24.0%
1974 38,000 t +23.2%
1975 45,000 t +18.4%
1976 49,000 t +8.9%
1977 58,000 t +18.4%
1978 66,000 t +13.8%
1979 73,000 t +10.6%
1980 80,000 t +9.6%
1981 77,000 t -3.8%
1982 81,000 t +5.2%
1983 84,000 t +3.7%
1984 92,000 t +9.5%
1985 93,000 t +1.1%
1986 94,213 t +1.3%
1987 99,054 t +5.1%
1988 97,022 t -2.1%
1989 99,344 t +2.4%
1990 132,765 t +33.6%
1991 157,966 t +19.0%
1992 134,932 t -14.6%
1993 156,289 t +15.8%
1994 158,200 t +1.2%
1995 149,735 t -5.4%
1996 159,223 t +6.3%
1997 136,968 t -14.0%
1998 95,779 t -30.1%
1999 104,035 t +8.6%
2000 139,449 t +34.0%
2001 122,845 t -11.9%
2002 147,370 t +20.0%
2003 135,608 t -8.0%
2004 117,203 t -13.6%
2005 151,106 t +28.9%
2006 174,394 t +15.4%
2007 131,946 t -24.3%
2008 180,430 t +36.7%
2009 255,490 t +41.6%
2010 261,816 t +2.5%
2011 148,080 t -43.4%
2012 182,005 t +22.9%
2013 188,121 t +3.4%
2014 191,297 t +1.7%
2015 213,902 t +11.8%
2016 156,565 t -26.8%
2017 137,115 t -12.4%
2018 143,214 t +4.4%
2019 123,512 t -13.8%
2020 127,589 t +3.3%
2021 101,513 t -20.4%
2022 172,500 t +69.9%
2023 168,000 t -2.6%
2024 132,000 t -21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30,782 t 24,833 t 35,300 t 9
1970s 43,617 t 21,953 t 73,000 t 10
1980s 89,663 t 77,000 t 99,344 t 10
1990s 138,589 t 95,779 t 159,223 t 10
2000s 155,584 t 117,203 t 255,490 t 10
2010s 174,563 t 123,512 t 261,816 t 10
2020s 140,320 t 101,513 t 172,500 t 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 13 France 53.55 million t compare
  2. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.49 million t compare
  3. 14 Australia and New Zealand 53.45 million t compare
  4. 15 Australia 52.35 million t compare
  5. 15 Republic of Moldova 2.13 million t compare
  6. 16 Germany 38.98 million t compare
  7. 17 Thailand 38.64 million t compare
  8. 17 Melanesia 40,947 t compare
  9. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 289.81 t compare
  10. 18 Poland 34.35 million t compare
  11. 18 Micronesia 289.81 t compare
  12. 19 Mexico 32.64 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — production in Timor-Leste?
Cereals, primary — production in Timor-Leste was 132,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 261,816 t in 2010.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 21,953 t in 1971.
How does Timor-Leste rank for cereals, primary — production?
Timor-Leste ranks 16th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.