Surface area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor is 0.0106 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.0313 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places East Timor 108th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.02 sq. km per person | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0106 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0106 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0293 sq. km per person | 0.0274 sq. km per person | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.025 sq. km per person | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 0.0269 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0215 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0229 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0158 sq. km per person | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.0106 sq. km per person | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0733 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2403 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in East Timor was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0313 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 108th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.