Groundnut yields in East Timor
East Timor: Groundnut yields was 0.8222 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8222 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 89.1%
World rank
92nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.4093 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.8222 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
The figure is up 89.1% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in East Timor peaked at 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4093 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 92nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7467 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +53.1% |
| 1963 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1966 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +52.4% |
| 1967 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.542 tonnes per hectare | -57.0% |
| 1969 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +123.4% |
| 1970 | 0.917 tonnes per hectare | -24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.694 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7339 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7105 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7105 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7105 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8947 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8947 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7802 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.814 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8196 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8596 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9616 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9139 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9781 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9912 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8322 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6427 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4093 tonnes per hectare | -36.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare | +100.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4347 tonnes per hectare | -47.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare | +89.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.8222 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.8222 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.32 tonnes per hectare, 35% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +123.4% | 0.542 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare |
| 2022 | +100.9% | 0.4093 tonnes per hectare | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare |
| 2024 | +89.1% | 0.4347 tonnes per hectare | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.542 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7361 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.917 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8053 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.8947 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9715 tonnes per hectare | 0.8596 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.8322 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6262 tonnes per hectare | 0.4093 tonnes per hectare | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 89 Fiji 0.8434 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.8369 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Madagascar 0.835 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Liberia 0.8201 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 0.8077 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Tanzania 0.8 tonnes per hectare compare
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 groundnut yields in East Timor?
- Groundnut yields in East Timor was 0.8222 tonnes per hectare 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 groundnut yields recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4093 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for groundnut yields?
- East Timor ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.