Chicken meat production in East Timor
East Timor: Chicken meat production was 492 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in East Timor is 492, 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 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 492, in 2024.
That places East Timor 182nd out of 199 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.
Chicken meat production in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 520 | — |
| 1962 | 552 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 576 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 640 | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 640 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 640 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 640 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 640 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 640 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 680 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 720 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 720 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 720 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 720 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 680 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 800 | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 800 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 760 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 600 | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 680 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 800 | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 960 | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 960 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 960 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 1,040 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1,096 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1,160 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1,240 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1,320 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1,040 | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 1,040 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 800 | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 600 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 656 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 688 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 712 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 744 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 768 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 800 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 696 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 720 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 800 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 845.97 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 921.53 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 925.84 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 907.51 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 956.64 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1,159 | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 875.02 | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 538.92 | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 902.19 | +67.4% |
| 2023 | 571.33 | -36.7% |
| 2024 | 492 | -13.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 492 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,434, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 492 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,141, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +67.4% | 538.92 | 902.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 609.78 | 520 | 640 | 9 |
| 1970s | 680 | 680 | 680 | 10 |
| 1980s | 720 | 600 | 800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,054 | 800 | 1,320 | 10 |
| 2000s | 784.8 | 600 | 1,040 | 10 |
| 2010s | 873.22 | 696 | 1,159 | 10 |
| 2020s | 675.89 | 492 | 902.19 | 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 (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in East Timor?
- Chicken meat production in East Timor was 492 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,320 in 1999.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 492 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for chicken meat production?
- East Timor ranks 182nd out of 199 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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