Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 16,430 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Timor-Leste is 16,430 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Timor-Leste peaked at 22,853 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,700 ha, in 1961.
Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,750 ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1,770 ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1,770 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,750 ha | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 1,770 ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 2,000 ha | +13.0% |
| 1968 | 1,900 ha | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 2,400 ha | +26.3% |
| 1970 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,200 ha | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 3,300 ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,400 ha | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 3,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,300 ha | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,350 ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 2,078 ha | -38.0% |
| 1988 | 2,556 ha | +23.0% |
| 1989 | 2,636 ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 2,704 ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 21,570 ha | +697.7% |
| 1992 | 22,853 ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 21,576 ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 18,881 ha | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 18,923 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 19,241 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 20,407 ha | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 21,550 ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 21,673 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 20,971 ha | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 22,550 ha | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 19,916 ha | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 19,537 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 19,475 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 19,151 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 19,094 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 18,689 ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 18,002 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 19,410 ha | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 16,335 ha | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 19,538 ha | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 16,352 ha | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 17,149 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 17,078 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16,627 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 15,078 ha | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 15,187 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15,629 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 16,722 ha | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 17,857 ha | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 15,293 ha | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 15,786 ha | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 20,249 ha | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 16,430 ha | -18.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +697.7% | 2,704 ha | 21,570 ha |
| 1987 | -38.0% | 3,350 ha | 2,078 ha |
| 1973 | +33.3% | 2,400 ha | 3,200 ha |
| 2023 | +28.3% | 15,786 ha | 20,249 ha |
| 1969 | +26.3% | 1,900 ha | 2,400 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,868 ha | 1,700 ha | 2,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,080 ha | 2,400 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,082 ha | 2,078 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,938 ha | 2,704 ha | 22,853 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,680 ha | 18,002 ha | 22,550 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,570 ha | 15,078 ha | 19,538 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,123 ha | 15,293 ha | 20,249 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 17 Paraguay 3.85 million ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 54,092 ha compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,379 ha compare
- 18 Philippines 3.85 million ha compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha compare
- 20 Spain 3.46 million ha compare
- 21 Myanmar 3.42 million ha compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare
- 23 France 2.20 million ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Timor-Leste?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Timor-Leste was 16,430 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 22,853 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 ha in 1961.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Timor-Leste ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.