Poultry livestock count in East Timor
East Timor: Poultry livestock count was 571,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
571,000
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
173rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.27 million
in 1999
All-time low
500,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry livestock count in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 571,000 for poultry livestock count in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry livestock count in East Timor peaked at 1.27 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 500,000, in 1961.
East Timor ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry livestock count in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500,000 | — |
| 1962 | 530,000 | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 550,000 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 580,000 | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 600,000 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 620,000 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 630,000 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 650,000 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 650,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 660,000 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 660,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 660,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 660,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 670,000 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 670,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 670,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 670,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 680,000 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 680,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 680,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 691,000 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 670,000 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 754,000 | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 779,000 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 720,000 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 586,000 | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 653,000 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 766,000 | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 873,000 | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 923,000 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 957,000 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 907,000 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 985,000 | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 million | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 800,000 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 600,000 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 659,000 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 685,000 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 713,000 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 741,000 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 771,000 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 801,000 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 702,000 | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 740,000 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 779,000 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 820,000 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 864,000 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 929,000 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 936,000 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 950,000 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 938,000 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 971,000 | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 856,000 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 657,000 | -34.6% |
| 2024 | 571,000 | -13.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 571,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.36 million, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 571,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.59 million, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry livestock count 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -34.6% | 1.00 million | 657,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585,556 | 500,000 | 630,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 662,000 | 650,000 | 670,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 689,300 | 586,000 | 779,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million | 766,000 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 777,000 | 600,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 880,400 | 702,000 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 811,800 | 571,000 | 1.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 170 Cape Verde 681,000 compare
- 171 Kiribati 671,000 compare
- 172 New Caledonia 618,000 compare
- 174 Comoros 551,000 compare
- 175 Lesotho 534,000 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 479,000 compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0733 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2403 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry livestock count in East Timor?
- Poultry livestock count in East Timor was 571,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry livestock count recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest poultry livestock count recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for poultry livestock count?
- East Timor ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry livestock count rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry livestock count. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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