Poultry production in East Timor
East Timor: Poultry production was 492 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry production in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry production in East Timor stood at 492 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production in East Timor peaked at 1,320 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 492 tonnes, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 182nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry production in East Timor, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 520 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 552 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 576 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 640 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 640 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 640 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 640 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 640 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 640 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 680 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 720 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 720 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 720 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 720 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 680 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 800 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 760 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 600 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 680 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 800 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 960 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 960 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 960 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 1,040 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1,096 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1,160 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1,240 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1,320 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1,040 tonnes | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 1,040 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 800 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 600 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 656 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 688 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 712 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 744 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 768 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 800 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 696 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 720 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 800 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 845.97 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 921.53 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 925.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 907.51 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 956.64 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1,159 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 875.02 tonnes | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 538.92 tonnes | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 902.19 tonnes | +67.4% |
| 2023 | 571.33 tonnes | -36.7% |
| 2024 | 492 tonnes | -13.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 492 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,434 tonnes, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 492 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,211 tonnes, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +67.4% | 538.92 tonnes | 902.19 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 609.78 tonnes | 520 tonnes | 640 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 680 tonnes | 680 tonnes | 680 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 720 tonnes | 600 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,054 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 784.8 tonnes | 600 tonnes | 1,040 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 873.22 tonnes | 696 tonnes | 1,159 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 675.89 tonnes | 492 tonnes | 902.19 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry production in East Timor?
- Poultry production in East Timor was 492 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry production recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,320 tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest poultry production recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 492 tonnes in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for poultry production?
- East Timor ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 Poultry production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes.