Rice — Production in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Rice — Production was 62,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
62,000 t
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
14th
of 18 countries
All-time high
120,775 t
in 2009
All-time low
9,536 t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Production in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, rice — production in Timor-Leste stood at 62,000 t.

That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Timor-Leste peaked at 120,775 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9,536 t, in 1965.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rice — Production in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Timor-Leste, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 16,757 t —
1962 15,300 t -8.7%
1963 14,000 t -8.5%
1964 12,696 t -9.3%
1965 9,536 t -24.9%
1966 11,764 t +23.4%
1967 15,291 t +30.0%
1968 21,566 t +41.0%
1969 12,767 t -40.8%
1970 12,553 t -1.7%
1971 10,524 t -16.2%
1972 16,145 t +53.4%
1973 19,486 t +20.7%
1974 23,000 t +18.0%
1975 25,000 t +8.7%
1976 24,000 t -4.0%
1977 26,000 t +8.3%
1978 28,000 t +7.7%
1979 28,000 t +0.0%
1980 30,000 t +7.1%
1981 32,000 t +6.7%
1982 33,000 t +3.1%
1983 36,000 t +9.1%
1984 42,000 t +16.7%
1985 40,000 t -4.8%
1986 40,000 t +0.0%
1987 42,054 t +5.1%
1988 37,246 t -11.4%
1989 40,452 t +8.6%
1990 46,675 t +15.4%
1991 66,890 t +43.3%
1992 52,657 t -21.3%
1993 51,766 t -1.7%
1994 41,461 t -19.9%
1995 46,696 t +12.6%
1996 52,607 t +12.7%
1997 37,968 t -27.8%
1998 36,848 t -2.9%
1999 33,585 t -8.9%
2000 51,000 t +51.9%
2001 53,845 t +5.6%
2002 53,656 t -0.4%
2003 65,433 t +21.9%
2004 34,994 t -46.5%
2005 58,887 t +68.3%
2006 55,410 t -5.9%
2007 60,420 t +9.0%
2008 80,257 t +32.8%
2009 120,775 t +50.5%
2010 112,925 t -6.5%
2011 98,297 t -13.0%
2012 119,166 t +21.2%
2013 87,332 t -26.7%
2014 88,824 t +1.7%
2015 71,541 t -19.5%
2016 60,000 t -16.1%
2017 62,115 t +3.5%
2018 57,000 t -8.2%
2019 47,822 t -16.1%
2020 49,983 t +4.5%
2021 45,455 t -9.1%
2022 85,500 t +88.1%
2023 83,000 t -2.9%
2024 62,000 t -25.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14,409 t 9,536 t 21,566 t 9
1970s 21,271 t 10,524 t 28,000 t 10
1980s 37,275 t 30,000 t 42,054 t 10
1990s 46,715 t 33,585 t 66,890 t 10
2000s 63,468 t 34,994 t 120,775 t 10
2010s 80,502 t 47,822 t 119,166 t 10
2020s 65,188 t 45,455 t 85,500 t 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 11 Brazil 10.67 million t compare
  2. 11 Türkiye 1.02 million t compare
  3. 12 Japan 10.14 million t compare
  4. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 611,475 t compare
  5. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 434,028 t compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 9.13 million t compare
  7. 14 Egypt 6.43 million t compare
  8. 15 Nepal 5.96 million t compare
  9. 15 Melanesia 12,236 t compare
  10. 16 Madagascar 4.97 million t compare
  11. 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 181.81 t compare
  12. 16 Micronesia 181.81 t compare
  13. 17 Republic of Korea 4.78 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Timor-Leste?
Rice — production in Timor-Leste was 62,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 120,775 t in 2009.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 9,536 t in 1965.
How does Timor-Leste rank for rice — production?
Timor-Leste ranks 14th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 data points, 1961–2024
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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.