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Total agricultural land use per person in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.2252 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2252
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
129th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8477
in 1000
All-time low
0.2252
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Total agricultural land use per person in Timor-Leste, 1000–2025

0.20.40.60.8100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, total agricultural land use per person in Timor-Leste stood at 0.2252. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.8477 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.2252, in 2025.

That places Timor-Leste 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Total agricultural land use per person in Timor-Leste, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.8477 —
1100 0.8367 -1.3%
1200 0.8256 -1.3%
1300 0.8145 -1.3%
1400 0.8038 -1.3%
1500 0.7937 -1.3%
1600 0.7835 -1.3%
1700 0.7726 -1.4%
1710 0.761 -1.5%
1720 0.7654 +0.6%
1730 0.7564 -1.2%
1740 0.7473 -1.2%
1750 0.7381 -1.2%
1760 0.729 -1.2%
1770 0.7198 -1.3%
1780 0.7109 -1.2%
1790 0.7025 -1.2%
1800 0.694 -1.2%
1810 0.685 -1.3%
1820 0.6753 -1.4%
1830 0.679 +0.5%
1840 0.6715 -1.1%
1850 0.6639 -1.1%
1860 0.6562 -1.1%
1870 0.6486 -1.2%
1880 0.641 -1.2%
1890 0.6336 -1.2%
1900 0.6265 -1.1%
1910 0.6195 -1.1%
1920 0.612 -1.2%
1930 0.6037 -1.4%
1940 0.607 +0.6%
1950 0.6007 -1.0%
1951 0.5944 -1.1%
1952 0.588 -1.1%
1953 0.5816 -1.1%
1954 0.5753 -1.1%
1955 0.5691 -1.1%
1956 0.5633 -1.0%
1957 0.5574 -1.0%
1958 0.5511 -1.1%
1959 0.5444 -1.2%
1960 0.46 -15.5%
1961 0.452 -1.7%
1962 0.4439 -1.8%
1963 0.4358 -1.8%
1964 0.4277 -1.9%
1965 0.4195 -1.9%
1966 0.4117 -1.9%
1967 0.4077 -1.0%
1968 0.4001 -1.9%
1969 0.3938 -1.6%
1970 0.4016 +2.0%
1971 0.394 -1.9%
1972 0.39 -1.0%
1973 0.3907 +0.2%
1974 0.3838 -1.8%
1975 0.3846 +0.2%
1976 0.3991 +3.8%
1977 0.4158 +4.2%
1978 0.4415 +6.2%
1979 0.4622 +4.7%
1980 0.4804 +4.0%
1981 0.4727 -1.6%
1982 0.4638 -1.9%
1983 0.4553 -1.8%
1984 0.4487 -1.4%
1985 0.4425 -1.4%
1986 0.4361 -1.5%
1987 0.4314 -1.1%
1988 0.4269 -1.0%
1989 0.4198 -1.6%
1990 0.4279 +1.9%
1991 0.4313 +0.8%
1992 0.4193 -2.8%
1993 0.4141 -1.2%
1994 0.4092 -1.2%
1995 0.3987 -2.6%
1996 0.4032 +1.1%
1997 0.4065 +0.8%
1998 0.4063 -0.0%
1999 0.4038 -0.6%
2000 0.406 +0.5%
2001 0.3886 -4.3%
2002 0.3726 -4.1%
2003 0.3558 -4.5%
2004 0.3422 -3.8%
2005 0.3296 -3.7%
2006 0.3219 -2.3%
2007 0.3146 -2.3%
2008 0.3122 -0.8%
2009 0.3072 -1.6%
2010 0.3006 -2.1%
2011 0.2945 -2.0%
2012 0.2886 -2.0%
2013 0.283 -2.0%
2014 0.2776 -1.9%
2015 0.2724 -1.9%
2016 0.2674 -1.8%
2017 0.2626 -1.8%
2018 0.258 -1.8%
2019 0.2526 -2.1%
2020 0.248 -1.8%
2021 0.2432 -2.0%
2022 0.2385 -1.9%
2023 0.2338 -2.0%
2024 0.2294 -1.9%
2025 0.2252 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.8477 0.8477 0.8477 1
1100s 0.8367 0.8367 0.8367 1
1200s 0.8256 0.8256 0.8256 1
1300s 0.8145 0.8145 0.8145 1
1400s 0.8038 0.8038 0.8038 1
1500s 0.7937 0.7937 0.7937 1
1600s 0.7835 0.7835 0.7835 1
1700s 0.7726 0.7726 0.7726 1
1710s 0.761 0.761 0.761 1
1720s 0.7654 0.7654 0.7654 1
1730s 0.7564 0.7564 0.7564 1
1740s 0.7473 0.7473 0.7473 1
1750s 0.7381 0.7381 0.7381 1
1760s 0.729 0.729 0.729 1
1770s 0.7198 0.7198 0.7198 1
1780s 0.7109 0.7109 0.7109 1
1790s 0.7025 0.7025 0.7025 1
1800s 0.694 0.694 0.694 1
1810s 0.685 0.685 0.685 1
1820s 0.6753 0.6753 0.6753 1
1830s 0.679 0.679 0.679 1
1840s 0.6715 0.6715 0.6715 1
1850s 0.6639 0.6639 0.6639 1
1860s 0.6562 0.6562 0.6562 1
1870s 0.6486 0.6486 0.6486 1
1880s 0.641 0.641 0.641 1
1890s 0.6336 0.6336 0.6336 1
1900s 0.6265 0.6265 0.6265 1
1910s 0.6195 0.6195 0.6195 1
1920s 0.612 0.612 0.612 1
1930s 0.6037 0.6037 0.6037 1
1940s 0.607 0.607 0.607 1
1950s 0.5725 0.5444 0.6007 10
1960s 0.4252 0.3938 0.46 10
1970s 0.4063 0.3838 0.4622 10
1980s 0.4478 0.4198 0.4804 10
1990s 0.412 0.3987 0.4313 10
2000s 0.3451 0.3072 0.406 10
2010s 0.2757 0.2526 0.3006 10
2020s 0.2363 0.2252 0.248 6

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  3. 128 Indonesia 0.2284 compare
  4. 130 Samoa 0.2175 compare
  5. 131 Dominican Republic 0.2097 compare
  6. 132 Iraq 0.2091 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural land use per person in Timor-Leste?
Total agricultural land use per person in Timor-Leste was 0.2252 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 0.8477 in 1000.
What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2252 in 2025.
How does Timor-Leste rank for total agricultural land use per person?
Timor-Leste ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total agricultural land use per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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