Sweet potato production in East Timor
East Timor: Sweet potato production was 4,825 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potato 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
East Timor recorded 4,825 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in East Timor peaked at 26,900 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,574 tonnes, in 2022.
That places East Timor 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,688 tonnes | 12,849 tonnes | 18,271 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,556 tonnes | 10,882 tonnes | 18,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,338 tonnes | 9,752 tonnes | 12,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,289 tonnes | 7,224 tonnes | 19,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,725 tonnes | 8,954 tonnes | 26,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,025 tonnes | 5,093 tonnes | 9,647 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,009 tonnes | 4,574 tonnes | 5,688 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for East Timor
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in East Timor?
- Sweet potato production in East Timor was 4,825 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 sweet potato production recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 26,900 tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,574 tonnes in 2022.
- How does East Timor rank for sweet potato production?
- East Timor ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.