Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Timor
East Timor: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 45.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Timor is 45.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Timor peaked at 59.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 30th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.3% | — |
| 1992 | 58.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +40.4% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 45.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 45.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.6%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 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 | +40.4% | 33.9% | 47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 56.2% | 59.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 51.1% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 36.9% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 33.9% | 47.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Timor?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Timor was 45.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- East Timor ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).