Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in East Timor
East Timor: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 133.05 hectares per tonne in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in East Timor, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per tonne.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 133.05 hectares per tonne for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.4% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in East Timor peaked at 1,448 hectares per tonne in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.03 hectares per tonne, in 2008.
That places East Timor 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares per tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.03 hectares per tonne | — |
| 1992 | 95.04 hectares per tonne | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 87.22 hectares per tonne | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 70.34 hectares per tonne | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 73.7 hectares per tonne | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 76.66 hectares per tonne | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 85.8 hectares per tonne | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 85.36 hectares per tonne | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 84.93 hectares per tonne | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 126.75 hectares per tonne | +49.2% |
| 2001 | 91.64 hectares per tonne | -27.7% |
| 2002 | 83.66 hectares per tonne | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 83.24 hectares per tonne | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.66 hectares per tonne | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.9 hectares per tonne | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 81.67 hectares per tonne | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.8 hectares per tonne | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.03 hectares per tonne | -28.2% |
| 2009 | 58.03 hectares per tonne | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 489 hectares per tonne | +742.7% |
| 2018 | 430.31 hectares per tonne | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 1,448 hectares per tonne | +236.6% |
| 2020 | 246.53 hectares per tonne | -83.0% |
| 2021 | 93.9 hectares per tonne | -61.9% |
| 2022 | 58.51 hectares per tonne | -37.7% |
| 2023 | 133.05 hectares per tonne | +127.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 133.05 hectares per tonne is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2 hectares per tonne, 25.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 133.05 hectares per tonne is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.4 hectares per tonne, 30.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +742.7% | 58.03 hectares per tonne | 489 hectares per tonne |
| 2019 | +236.6% | 430.31 hectares per tonne | 1,448 hectares per tonne |
| 2023 | +127.4% | 58.51 hectares per tonne | 133.05 hectares per tonne |
| 2020 | -83.0% | 1,448 hectares per tonne | 246.53 hectares per tonne |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.56 hectares per tonne | 70.34 hectares per tonne | 95.04 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.84 hectares per tonne | 58.03 hectares per tonne | 126.75 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 789.23 hectares per tonne | 430.31 hectares per tonne | 1,448 hectares per tonne | 3 |
| 2020s | 133 hectares per tonne | 58.51 hectares per tonne | 246.53 hectares per tonne | 4 |
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More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (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 - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in East Timor?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in East Timor was 133.05 hectares per tonne in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,448 hectares per tonne in 2019.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.03 hectares per tonne in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- East Timor ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Area of coconut crops harvested to produce a tonne of coconut oil. This metric is the inverse of oil yields, and represents the amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of oil.