Share of cereals allocated to human food in East Timor
East Timor: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 51.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in East Timor stood at 51.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in East Timor peaked at 98.4% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2022.
East Timor ranks 118th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.2% | — |
| 1962 | 96.7% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 98.3% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 96.6% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 98.2% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 96.6% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 95.9% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 94.6% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 93.8% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 81.7% | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 81.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | -28.0% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 51.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 51.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -28.0% | 91.9% | 66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.1% | 96.7% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.2% | 94.6% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.0% | 93.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 81.0% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 90.0% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 88.2% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 50.5% | 91.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 115 Vietnam 53.1% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 53.1% compare
- 117 Grenada 52.9% compare
- 119 El Salvador 51.4% compare
- 120 Saudi Arabia 51.3% compare
- 121 Japan 50.5% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in East Timor?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in East Timor was 51.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2022.
- How does East Timor rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- East Timor ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.