Soybean yields in East Timor
East Timor: Soybean yields was 0.7967 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7967 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
93rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.6647 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Soybean yields 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 tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, soybean yields in East Timor stood at 0.7967 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in East Timor peaked at 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6647 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 93rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Soybean yields in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7493 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.722 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8996 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7418 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7591 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7953 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8026 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8339 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8539 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7997 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8049 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8759 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.896 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9124 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8872 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.948 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8969 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +59.8% |
| 2012 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9927 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6647 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8692 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.7967 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.7967 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.64 tonnes per hectare, 49% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +59.8% | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | -33.0% | 0.9927 tonnes per hectare | 0.6647 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +32.3% | 0.8969 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7957 tonnes per hectare | 0.722 tonnes per hectare | 0.8996 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9008 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8307 tonnes per hectare | 0.6647 tonnes per hectare | 0.9927 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 soybean yields in East Timor?
- Soybean yields in East Timor was 0.7967 tonnes per hectare 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 soybean yields recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6647 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for soybean yields?
- East Timor ranks 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.