Tomato yields in East Timor
East Timor: Tomato yields was 5.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tomato yields in East Timor is 5.33 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in East Timor peaked at 7.13 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7614 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
That places East Timor 165th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Tomato yields in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | +88.8% |
| 1992 | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1993 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -80.9% |
| 1994 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +76.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | -61.7% |
| 1996 | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | +836.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -85.4% |
| 1998 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +48.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +72.3% |
| 2001 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 5.33 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.8 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 5.33 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.43 tonnes per hectare, 31% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +836.3% | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | 7.13 tonnes per hectare |
| 1997 | -85.4% | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | +88.8% | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | -80.9% | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +76.3% | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +72.3% | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 5.36 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 tomato yields in East Timor?
- Tomato yields in East Timor was 5.33 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 tomato yields recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7614 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does East Timor rank for tomato yields?
- East Timor ranks 165th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Tomato 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.