What is the highest surface area recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 14,870 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 14,870 sq. km in 1961.

How does East Timor rank for surface area?

East Timor ranks 156th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in East Timor

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in East Timor
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

East Timor: Surface area (sq. km) was 14,870 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

14,870 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

156th

of 216 countries

All-time high

14,870 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

14,870 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in East Timor, 1961–2024

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in East Timor is 14,870 sq. km, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in East Timor peaked at 14,870 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14,870 sq. km, in 1961.

East Timor ranks 156th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Surface area (sq. km) in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in East Timor, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	14,870 sq. km	—
1962	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	14,870 sq. km	+0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

East Timor's 14,870 sq. km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,950 sq. km, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
East Timor's 14,870 sq. km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,333 sq. km, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	9
1970s	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	10
1980s	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	10
1990s	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	10
2000s	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	10
2010s	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	10
2020s	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near East Timor

153 Fiji 18,333 sq. km compare
154 Kuwait 17,820 sq. km compare
155 Eswatini 17,364 sq. km compare
157 Montenegro 13,883 sq. km compare
158 Bahamas 13,878 sq. km compare
159 Faroe Islands 12,960 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in East Timor?: Surface area in East Timor was 14,870 sq. km in 2024, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 14,870 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 14,870 sq. km in 1961.
How does East Timor rank for surface area?: East Timor ranks 156th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Timor data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.