FAO projections of arable land in East Timor
East Timor: FAO projections of arable land was 191,400 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
191,400 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 224 countries
All-time high
193,000 hectares
in 1997
All-time low
80,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land in East Timor, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land in East Timor is 191,400 hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land in East Timor peaked at 193,000 hectares in 1997 and was at its lowest, 80,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places East Timor 146th out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land in East Timor, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 80,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 80,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 80,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 80,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 80,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 82,000 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 82,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 83,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 93,000 hectares | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 93,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 95,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 100,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 105,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 108,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 112,000 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 121,000 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 126,000 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 129,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 132,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 134,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 136,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 139,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 142,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 145,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 149,000 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 153,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 155,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 168,000 hectares | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 180,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 180,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 185,000 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 190,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 190,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 192,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 193,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 191,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 187,000 hectares | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 187,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 186,600 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 186,200 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 183,800 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 183,400 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 183,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 182,600 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 182,200 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 186,800 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 188,400 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 188,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 188,600 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 189,100 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 189,600 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 190,100 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 190,600 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 191,100 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 191,600 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 192,100 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 191,400 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 191,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 191,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 191,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 191,400 hectares | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 191,400 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.82 million hectares, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 191,400 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 141,800 hectares, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,778 hectares | 80,000 hectares | 83,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 105,300 hectares | 93,000 hectares | 126,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,400 hectares | 129,000 hectares | 155,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 185,600 hectares | 168,000 hectares | 193,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 185,000 hectares | 182,200 hectares | 188,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,220 hectares | 188,000 hectares | 192,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,400 hectares | 191,400 hectares | 191,400 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 3.67 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land in East Timor?
- Fao projections of arable land in East Timor was 191,400 hectares 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 fao projections of arable land recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 193,000 hectares in 1997.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for fao projections of arable land?
- East Timor ranks 146th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.