Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in East Timor
East Timor: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 62,493 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62,493 hectares
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
125,068 hectares
in 2008
All-time low
17,500 hectares
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in East Timor stood at 62,493 hectares.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in East Timor peaked at 125,068 hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17,500 hectares, in 1972.
That places East Timor 140th out of 186 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.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,400 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 29,000 hectares | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 27,100 hectares | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 24,300 hectares | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 20,745 hectares | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 22,087 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 24,700 hectares | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 23,500 hectares | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 21,000 hectares | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 23,100 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 17,800 hectares | -22.9% |
| 1972 | 17,500 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 20,900 hectares | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 24,000 hectares | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 30,000 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 35,000 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 41,000 hectares | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 50,000 hectares | +22.0% |
| 1979 | 57,000 hectares | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 63,000 hectares | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 59,000 hectares | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 62,500 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 65,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 66,928 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 69,673 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 70,572 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 69,739 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 63,675 hectares | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 62,036 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 82,559 hectares | +33.1% |
| 1991 | 90,917 hectares | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 77,751 hectares | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 76,924 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 78,116 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 74,222 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 77,798 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 76,975 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 45,720 hectares | -40.6% |
| 1999 | 66,867 hectares | +46.3% |
| 2000 | 72,000 hectares | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 91,764 hectares | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 88,396 hectares | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 93,950 hectares | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 75,000 hectares | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 98,000 hectares | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 116,000 hectares | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 103,400 hectares | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 125,068 hectares | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 110,338 hectares | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 106,803 hectares | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 57,260 hectares | -46.4% |
| 2012 | 87,086 hectares | +52.1% |
| 2013 | 70,818 hectares | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 65,443 hectares | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 82,407 hectares | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 60,970 hectares | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 57,532 hectares | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 57,202 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 52,464 hectares | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 47,993 hectares | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 84,458 hectares | +76.0% |
| 2022 | 90,701 hectares | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 79,207 hectares | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 62,493 hectares | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,092 hectares | 20,745 hectares | 29,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,630 hectares | 17,500 hectares | 57,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,212 hectares | 59,000 hectares | 70,572 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,785 hectares | 45,720 hectares | 90,917 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,392 hectares | 72,000 hectares | 125,068 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,798 hectares | 52,464 hectares | 106,803 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,970 hectares | 47,993 hectares | 90,701 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in East Timor?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in East Timor was 62,493 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 125,068 hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,500 hectares in 1972.
- How does East Timor rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- East Timor ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.