Urban area long term, per square kilometre in East Timor
East Timor: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.1633 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1633 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1633 units per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0332 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, urban area long term, per square kilometre in East Timor stood at 0.1633 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in East Timor peaked at 0.1633 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
East Timor ranks 8th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0539 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.075 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0949 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1082 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1163 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1201 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1235 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1267 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1465 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1549 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1577 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1605 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1633 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1633 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0046 units per square kilometre, 35.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1633 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 17.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0574 units per square kilometre | 0.0506 units per square kilometre | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0801 units per square kilometre | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 0.0949 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1566 units per square kilometre | 0.1465 units per square kilometre | 0.1633 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 5 Barbados 0.1861 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Aruba 0.1725 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Belgium 0.1699 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.1356 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.1286 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 United States Virgin Islands 0.1214 units per square kilometre compare
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 urban area long term, per square kilometre in East Timor?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in East Timor was 0.1633 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1633 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- East Timor ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.