Corn yields in East Timor
East Timor: Corn yields was 2.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
113th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.9721 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn yields in East Timor is 2.06 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in East Timor peaked at 2.77 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9721 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 113th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 2000 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +49.7% |
| 2010 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
| 2013 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +69.3% |
| 2014 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare | -63.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +74.5% |
| 2023 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.06 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.82 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +74.5% | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare |
| 2013 | +69.3% | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | -63.6% | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +49.7% | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare |
| 2002 | +44.4% | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 corn yields in East Timor?
- Corn yields in East Timor was 2.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9721 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for corn yields?
- East Timor ranks 113th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.