How does Timor-Leste rank for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?

Timor-Leste ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use rising or falling in Timor-Leste?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Timor-Leste 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 Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste

Name: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Timor-Leste: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use was 3.15 billion kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

3.15 billion kilocalories per day

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

154th

of 191 countries

All-time high

3.15 billion kilocalories per day

in 2022

All-time low

886.17 million kilocalories per day

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.

Analysis

In 2023, change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste stood at 3.15 billion kilocalories per day.

That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste peaked at 3.15 billion kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 886.17 million kilocalories per day, in 1961.

That places Timor-Leste 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kilocalories per day	Change
1961	886.17 million kilocalories per day	—
1962	907.54 million kilocalories per day	+2.4%
1963	892.21 million kilocalories per day	-1.7%
1964	892.49 million kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1965	928.86 million kilocalories per day	+4.1%
1966	986.54 million kilocalories per day	+6.2%
1967	979.80 million kilocalories per day	-0.7%
1968	1.01 billion kilocalories per day	+3.0%
1969	1.06 billion kilocalories per day	+5.1%
1970	1.03 billion kilocalories per day	-2.5%
1971	1.06 billion kilocalories per day	+2.0%
1972	1.07 billion kilocalories per day	+1.8%
1973	1.12 billion kilocalories per day	+4.3%
1974	1.14 billion kilocalories per day	+1.6%
1975	1.16 billion kilocalories per day	+1.6%
1976	1.16 billion kilocalories per day	+0.5%
1977	1.20 billion kilocalories per day	+3.6%
1978	1.23 billion kilocalories per day	+1.8%
1979	1.25 billion kilocalories per day	+2.1%
1980	1.21 billion kilocalories per day	-3.6%
1981	1.25 billion kilocalories per day	+3.3%
1982	1.28 billion kilocalories per day	+2.9%
1983	1.31 billion kilocalories per day	+2.3%
1984	1.38 billion kilocalories per day	+5.2%
1985	1.40 billion kilocalories per day	+1.3%
1986	1.43 billion kilocalories per day	+2.2%
1987	1.45 billion kilocalories per day	+1.6%
1988	1.49 billion kilocalories per day	+2.6%
1989	1.52 billion kilocalories per day	+1.7%
1990	1.36 billion kilocalories per day	-10.0%
1991	1.50 billion kilocalories per day	+10.1%
1992	1.60 billion kilocalories per day	+6.4%
1993	1.69 billion kilocalories per day	+5.7%
1994	1.71 billion kilocalories per day	+1.3%
1995	1.76 billion kilocalories per day	+2.9%
1996	1.64 billion kilocalories per day	-6.9%
1997	1.66 billion kilocalories per day	+1.2%
1998	1.53 billion kilocalories per day	-7.6%
1999	1.55 billion kilocalories per day	+1.1%
2000	1.60 billion kilocalories per day	+3.1%
2001	1.69 billion kilocalories per day	+5.7%
2002	1.85 billion kilocalories per day	+9.8%
2003	1.92 billion kilocalories per day	+3.5%
2004	1.97 billion kilocalories per day	+2.7%
2005	2.02 billion kilocalories per day	+2.5%
2006	2.07 billion kilocalories per day	+2.6%
2007	2.12 billion kilocalories per day	+2.2%
2008	2.16 billion kilocalories per day	+2.1%
2009	2.17 billion kilocalories per day	+0.3%
2010	2.45 billion kilocalories per day	+12.9%
2011	2.54 billion kilocalories per day	+3.7%
2012	2.59 billion kilocalories per day	+1.8%
2013	2.65 billion kilocalories per day	+2.5%
2014	2.76 billion kilocalories per day	+4.2%
2015	2.77 billion kilocalories per day	+0.2%
2016	2.81 billion kilocalories per day	+1.3%
2017	2.89 billion kilocalories per day	+2.9%
2018	2.87 billion kilocalories per day	-0.7%
2019	2.94 billion kilocalories per day	+2.3%
2020	2.95 billion kilocalories per day	+0.3%
2021	3.03 billion kilocalories per day	+2.7%
2022	3.15 billion kilocalories per day	+4.2%
2023	3.15 billion kilocalories per day	-0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	949.23 million kilocalories per day	886.17 million kilocalories per day	1.06 billion kilocalories per day	9
1970s	1.14 billion kilocalories per day	1.03 billion kilocalories per day	1.25 billion kilocalories per day	10
1980s	1.37 billion kilocalories per day	1.21 billion kilocalories per day	1.52 billion kilocalories per day	10
1990s	1.60 billion kilocalories per day	1.36 billion kilocalories per day	1.76 billion kilocalories per day	10
2000s	1.96 billion kilocalories per day	1.60 billion kilocalories per day	2.17 billion kilocalories per day	10
2010s	2.73 billion kilocalories per day	2.45 billion kilocalories per day	2.94 billion kilocalories per day	10
2020s	3.07 billion kilocalories per day	2.95 billion kilocalories per day	3.15 billion kilocalories per day	4

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

151 Mauritius 4.15 billion kilocalories per day compare
152 Cyprus 3.87 billion kilocalories per day compare
153 Eswatini 3.17 billion kilocalories per day compare
155 Djibouti 3.14 billion kilocalories per day compare
156 Guyana 2.74 billion kilocalories per day compare
157 Fiji 2.72 billion kilocalories per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Timor-Leste

Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
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)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Rural population 71.2% (2025)

All data for Timor-Leste →

Frequently asked questions

What is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste?: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Timor-Leste was 3.15 billion kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Timor-Leste?: The highest recorded value was 3.15 billion kilocalories per day in 2022.
What is the lowest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Timor-Leste?: The lowest recorded value was 886.17 million kilocalories per day in 1961.
How does Timor-Leste rank for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?: Timor-Leste ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use rising or falling in Timor-Leste?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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 Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Unit: kilocalories per day
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 10,151 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.