Cropland per person over the long-term in East Timor
East Timor: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1261 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1261 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.2474 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.1261 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in East Timor, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.1261 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in East Timor peaked at 0.2474 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.1261 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places East Timor 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2474 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2473 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.2472 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1300 | 0.2472 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1400 | 0.2471 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.2471 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.247 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.2467 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.16 hectares per person | -35.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1572 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1544 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1516 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1488 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1459 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1432 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1441 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1414 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1403 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1537 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1508 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1512 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1563 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1535 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1584 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1671 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1778 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1971 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.211 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2221 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2213 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2188 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2165 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2158 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2152 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2143 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.215 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2155 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2134 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2261 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2353 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2228 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2263 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2287 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2276 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.224 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2253 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2154 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2064 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1959 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1882 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1811 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1767 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1725 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1732 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.171 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1672 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1641 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.161 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.158 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1551 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1524 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1498 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1473 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1449 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1416 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.139 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1363 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1337 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.131 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1285 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1261 hectares per person | -1.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1261 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 hectares per person, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1261 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -35.2% | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.16 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2474 hectares per person | 0.2474 hectares per person | 0.2474 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2473 hectares per person | 0.2473 hectares per person | 0.2473 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 0.247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2467 hectares per person | 0.2467 hectares per person | 0.2467 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1487 hectares per person | 0.1403 hectares per person | 0.16 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1677 hectares per person | 0.1508 hectares per person | 0.211 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2168 hectares per person | 0.2134 hectares per person | 0.2221 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2277 hectares per person | 0.2228 hectares per person | 0.2353 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1906 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 0.2253 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1541 hectares per person | 0.1416 hectares per person | 0.1672 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1324 hectares per person | 0.1261 hectares per person | 0.139 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 113 Burundi 0.1334 hectares per person compare
- 114 Tajikistan 0.1333 hectares per person compare
- 115 New Zealand 0.1327 hectares per person compare
- 117 Comoros 0.1254 hectares per person compare
- 118 Madagascar 0.125 hectares per person compare
- 119 Kenya 0.1226 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long-term in East Timor?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in East Timor was 0.1261 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2474 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1261 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.