Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor is 0.0107 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.0313 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 sq. km per person, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 105th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.02 sq. km per person | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0293 sq. km per person | 0.0274 sq. km per person | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.025 sq. km per person | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 0.0269 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0215 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0229 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0158 sq. km per person | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0313 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 105th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.