Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.057 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.057 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.1211 hectares per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 hectares per person, in 1972.
East Timor ranks 93rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0513 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0601 hectares per person | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0552 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0487 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0409 hectares per person | -16.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0428 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0471 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 0.044 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0386 hectares per person | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0418 hectares per person | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0316 hectares per person | -24.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0305 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0359 hectares per person | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0406 hectares per person | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0502 hectares per person | +23.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0576 hectares per person | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0663 hectares per person | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0795 hectares per person | +19.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0892 hectares per person | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0969 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0934 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0959 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0975 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0998 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0971 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0871 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0833 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1086 hectares per person | +30.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1168 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0973 hectares per person | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0936 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0925 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0855 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0872 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0839 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0485 hectares per person | -42.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0801 hectares per person | +65.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0966 hectares per person | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.113 hectares per person | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1005 hectares per person | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1025 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0807 hectares per person | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1033 hectares per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1188 hectares per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1029 hectares per person | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1211 hectares per person | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1042 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0985 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0516 hectares per person | -47.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0767 hectares per person | +48.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0611 hectares per person | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0554 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0684 hectares per person | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0496 hectares per person | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 0.046 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0448 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0403 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0362 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0626 hectares per person | +72.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0648 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.057 hectares per person | -12.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.057 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.057 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.034 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | 0.0601 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0523 hectares per person | 0.0305 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.094 hectares per person | 0.0833 hectares per person | 0.1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 hectares per person | 0.0485 hectares per person | 0.1168 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1044 hectares per person | 0.0807 hectares per person | 0.1211 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0592 hectares per person | 0.0403 hectares per person | 0.0985 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0551 hectares per person | 0.0362 hectares per person | 0.0648 hectares per person | 4 |
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in East Timor?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in East Timor was 0.057 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1211 hectares per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 hectares per person in 1972.
- How does East Timor rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 93rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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 under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.