Number of poultry birds in East Timor
East Timor: Number of poultry birds was 571,000 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 172nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 169 Cape Verde 681,000 animals compare
- 170 Kiribati 671,000 animals compare
- 171 New Caledonia 618,000 animals compare
- 173 Comoros 551,000 animals compare
- 174 Lesotho 534,000 animals compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 479,000 animals compare
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)
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 172nd out of 198 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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