What is per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor?

Per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor was 5.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 10.41 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.

What is the lowest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 4.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1975.

How does East Timor rank for per capita meat and fish consumption?

East Timor ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is per capita meat and fish consumption rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat and fish consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor

Name: Per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Per capita meat and fish consumption was 5.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

5.13 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

160th

of 191 countries

All-time high

10.41 kilograms per year per capita

in 2017

All-time low

4.48 kilograms per year per capita

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2023

Per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor stood at 5.13 kilograms per year per capita.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor peaked at 10.41 kilograms per year per capita in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.48 kilograms per year per capita, in 1975.

East Timor ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.15 kilograms per year per capita	4.86 kilograms per year per capita	5.3 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	4.7 kilograms per year per capita	4.48 kilograms per year per capita	4.98 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	5.18 kilograms per year per capita	4.81 kilograms per year per capita	5.46 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	5.54 kilograms per year per capita	5.26 kilograms per year per capita	6.37 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	5.68 kilograms per year per capita	5 kilograms per year per capita	6.9 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	6.5 kilograms per year per capita	4.7 kilograms per year per capita	10.41 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	6.05 kilograms per year per capita	4.74 kilograms per year per capita	9.15 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near East Timor

157 Guinea 5.9 kilograms per year per capita compare
158 Syria 5.34 kilograms per year per capita compare
159 Bhutan 5.34 kilograms per year per capita compare
161 Malawi 4.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
162 Tajikistan 4.56 kilograms per year per capita compare
163 Eswatini 4.55 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for East Timor

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
Rural population 71.2% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
Land under cereal production 78,894 hectares (2023)

All data for East Timor →

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor?: Per capita meat and fish consumption in East Timor was 5.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 10.41 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.
What is the lowest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 4.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1975.
How does East Timor rank for per capita meat and fish consumption?: East Timor ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita meat and fish consumption rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat and fish consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita meat and fish consumption
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.