Breakdown of habitable land area in East Timor
East Timor: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1,640 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in East Timor, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in East Timor stood at 1,640 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over five years.
That places East Timor 174th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,730 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1,690 hectares | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,700 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,690 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,640 hectares | -3.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,640 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,640 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 1,850 hectares compare
- 172 Hong Kong 1,700 hectares compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 1,650 hectares compare
- 175 Liberia 1,530 hectares compare
- 176 Mauritius 1,350 hectares compare
- 177 Guadeloupe 1,310 hectares compare
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 breakdown of habitable land area in East Timor?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in East Timor was 1,640 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,730 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,640 hectares in 2019.
- How does East Timor rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- East Timor ranks 174th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.