Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3995 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in East Timor stood at 0.3995 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 152.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.3995 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 tonnes per person, in 2009.
That places East Timor 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0631 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.071 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0717 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0724 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0699 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0647 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0553 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0531 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0588 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0591 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | -42.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.053 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0491 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0616 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0538 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1798 tonnes per person | +901.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0739 tonnes per person | -58.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1234 tonnes per person | +67.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1579 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2471 tonnes per person | +56.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -76.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1702 tonnes per person | +188.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1606 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1434 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | -53.4% |
| 2020 | 0.132 tonnes per person | +97.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2859 tonnes per person | +116.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3659 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3995 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.3995 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.3995 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +901.8% | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.1798 tonnes per person |
| 2016 | +188.8% | 0.0589 tonnes per person | 0.1702 tonnes per person |
| 2021 | +116.6% | 0.132 tonnes per person | 0.2859 tonnes per person |
| 2020 | +97.3% | 0.0669 tonnes per person | 0.132 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | -76.2% | 0.2471 tonnes per person | 0.0589 tonnes per person |
| 2012 | +67.0% | 0.0739 tonnes per person | 0.1234 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0677 tonnes per person | 0.0631 tonnes per person | 0.0724 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0651 tonnes per person | 0.0595 tonnes per person | 0.0711 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.0524 tonnes per person | 0.0591 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0375 tonnes per person | 0.0244 tonnes per person | 0.053 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.045 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.0644 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1382 tonnes per person | 0.0589 tonnes per person | 0.2471 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2958 tonnes per person | 0.132 tonnes per person | 0.3995 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in East Timor?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in East Timor was 0.3995 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3995 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 tonnes per person in 2009.
- How does East Timor rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.