Sesame seed — Food supply in East Timor
East Timor: Sesame seed — Food supply was 8.79 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Food supply in East Timor, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — food supply in East Timor is 8.79 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — food supply in East Timor peaked at 45.52 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.76 million Kcal, in 2018.
That places East Timor 131st out of 158 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Food supply in East Timor, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.01 million Kcal | — |
| 2015 | 10.05 million Kcal | +43.4% |
| 2016 | 4.97 million Kcal | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 11.35 million Kcal | +128.4% |
| 2018 | 0.76 million Kcal | -93.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9 million Kcal | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 5.31 million Kcal | +490.0% |
| 2021 | 8.44 million Kcal | +58.9% |
| 2022 | 45.52 million Kcal | +439.3% |
| 2023 | 8.79 million Kcal | -80.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 8.79 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,353 million Kcal, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 8.79 million Kcal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 107.27 million Kcal, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.84 million Kcal | 0.76 million Kcal | 11.35 million Kcal | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.02 million Kcal | 5.31 million Kcal | 45.52 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 sesame seed — food supply in East Timor?
- Sesame seed — food supply in East Timor was 8.79 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — food supply recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 45.52 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — food supply recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for sesame seed — food supply?
- East Timor ranks 131st out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — food supply rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.