Number of poultry birds in East Timor
East Timor: Number of poultry birds was 571,000 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
571,000 animals
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
173rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.27 million animals
in 1999
All-time low
500,000 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of poultry birds in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 571,000 animals for number of poultry birds 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, number of poultry birds in East Timor peaked at 1.27 million animals in 1999 and was at its lowest, 500,000 animals, 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.
Number of poultry birds in East Timor, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 530,000 animals | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 550,000 animals | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 580,000 animals | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 600,000 animals | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 620,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 630,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 630,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 630,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 650,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 650,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 660,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 660,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 660,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 660,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 670,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 670,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 670,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 670,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 680,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 680,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 680,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 691,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 670,000 animals | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 754,000 animals | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 779,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 720,000 animals | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 586,000 animals | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 653,000 animals | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 766,000 animals | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 873,000 animals | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 923,000 animals | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 957,000 animals | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 907,000 animals | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 985,000 animals | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million animals | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million animals | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 million animals | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million animals | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million animals | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million animals | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 800,000 animals | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 600,000 animals | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 659,000 animals | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 685,000 animals | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 713,000 animals | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 741,000 animals | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 771,000 animals | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 801,000 animals | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 702,000 animals | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 740,000 animals | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 779,000 animals | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 820,000 animals | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 864,000 animals | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 929,000 animals | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 936,000 animals | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 950,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 938,000 animals | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million animals | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 971,000 animals | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 856,000 animals | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million animals | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 657,000 animals | -34.6% |
| 2024 | 571,000 animals | -13.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 571,000 animals is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.36 million animals, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 571,000 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.59 million animals, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of poultry birds 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 animals | 657,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585,556 animals | 500,000 animals | 630,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 662,000 animals | 650,000 animals | 670,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 689,300 animals | 586,000 animals | 779,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million animals | 766,000 animals | 1.27 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 777,000 animals | 600,000 animals | 1.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 880,400 animals | 702,000 animals | 1.15 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 811,800 animals | 571,000 animals | 1.00 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 170 Cape Verde 681,000 animals compare
- 171 Kiribati 671,000 animals compare
- 172 New Caledonia 618,000 animals compare
- 174 Comoros 551,000 animals compare
- 175 Lesotho 534,000 animals compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 479,000 animals compare
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 number of poultry birds in East Timor?
- Number of poultry birds in East Timor was 571,000 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million animals in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 animals in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for number of poultry birds?
- East Timor ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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