Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in East Timor

East Timor: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.597 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.597
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
51st
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1964
All-time low
0.5151
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in East Timor, 1961–2023

00.250.50.751196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 0.597 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 48 Qatar 0.6114 compare
  2. 49 Iceland 0.6013 compare
  3. 50 France 0.6004 compare
  4. 52 Uganda 0.5895 compare
  5. 53 Vanuatu 0.5845 compare
  6. 54 Sweden 0.575 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in East Timor?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in East Timor was 0.597 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1964.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5151 in 2009.
How does East Timor rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
East Timor ranks 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).