Arable land pin in East Timor
East Timor: Arable land pin was 0.597 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land pin in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.597 for arable land pin in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land pin in East Timor peaked at 1.02 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.5151, in 2009.
East Timor ranks 51st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land pin in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9829 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9798 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.02 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9923 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9587 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.793 | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9314 | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7933 | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8292 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8187 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.826 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.806 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8201 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8032 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7839 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7285 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7712 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8005 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7956 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7997 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.805 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.796 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7616 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7756 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7797 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7684 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7826 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7934 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7813 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7833 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8311 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7816 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7846 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7767 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7769 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8407 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9559 | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8396 | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7483 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.731 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6848 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7048 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6974 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6394 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6199 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6544 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5891 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5151 | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5194 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6693 | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6567 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6606 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.628 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6367 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7031 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7453 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6777 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7389 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6854 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.681 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5744 | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.597 | +3.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.597 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.597 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land pin 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 | +28.9% | 0.5194 | 0.6693 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9387 | 0.793 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7987 | 0.7285 | 0.8292 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7858 | 0.7616 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8152 | 0.7767 | 0.9559 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6584 | 0.5151 | 0.7483 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6636 | 0.5194 | 0.7453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6345 | 0.5744 | 0.6854 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 944.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 178.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 10.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land pin in East Timor?
- Arable land pin in East Timor was 0.597 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land pin recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5151 in 2009.
- How does East Timor rank for arable land pin?
- East Timor ranks 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land pin rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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