Change of cereal yield vs land used in East Timor
East Timor: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.11
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
117th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.92
in 2014
All-time low
1.15
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2.11 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in East Timor peaked at 2.92 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 1964.
East Timor ranks 117th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 | — |
| 1962 | 1.22 | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 1.19 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.15 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.2 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 1.24 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.28 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.48 | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 1.36 | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 1.28 | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 1.23 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.42 | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 1.48 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.58 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 1.5 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.41 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.32 | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.28 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.27 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.31 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.3 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.29 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.37 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.33 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.42 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.52 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.6 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.74 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.74 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.03 | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 2.03 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.02 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.05 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.78 | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 2.09 | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 1.56 | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 1.94 | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 1.44 | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.28 | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 2.32 | +60.5% |
| 2010 | 2.45 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.59 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 2.66 | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 2.92 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.57 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.38 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.35 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -54.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | +58.2% |
| 2023 | 2.12 | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 2.11 | -0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.11 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +60.5% | 1.44 | 2.32 |
| 2022 | +58.2% | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 | 1.15 | 1.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.23 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 1.27 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 | 1.56 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.28 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 | 2.09 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.2 | 2.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0733 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2403 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in East Timor?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in East Timor was 2.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 2014.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 1964.
- How does East Timor rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- East Timor ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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