Chicken meat production in East Timor
East Timor: Chicken meat production was 492 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in East Timor is 492 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in East Timor peaked at 1,320 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 492 tonnes, in 2024.
That places East Timor 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 609.78 tonnes | 520 tonnes | 640 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 680 tonnes | 680 tonnes | 680 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 720 tonnes | 600 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,054 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 784.8 tonnes | 600 tonnes | 1,040 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 873.22 tonnes | 696 tonnes | 1,159 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 675.89 tonnes | 492 tonnes | 902.19 tonnes | 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 chicken meat production in East Timor?
- Chicken meat production in East Timor was 492 tonnes 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 chicken meat production recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,320 tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 492 tonnes in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for chicken meat production?
- East Timor ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.