Timor-Leste - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Timor-Leste was 3,800 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,850 in 2006 and a minimum value of 2,300 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 2,300
1962 2,300
1963 2,300
1964 2,300
1965 2,300
1966 2,300
1967 2,320
1968 2,320
1969 2,330
1970 2,430
1971 2,430
1972 2,450
1973 2,500
1974 2,500
1975 2,550
1976 2,580
1977 2,620
1978 2,710
1979 2,760
1980 2,790
1981 2,820
1982 2,840
1983 2,860
1984 2,890
1985 2,920
1986 2,950
1987 2,990
1988 3,030
1989 3,050
1990 3,180
1991 3,300
1992 3,300
1993 3,350
1994 3,400
1995 3,400
1996 3,420
1997 3,430
1998 3,410
1999 3,370
2000 3,370
2001 3,620
2002 3,620
2003 3,650
2004 3,850
2005 3,850
2006 3,850
2007 3,750
2008 3,800
2009 3,820
2010 3,720
2011 3,730
2012 3,840
2013 3,800
2014 3,800
2015 3,800
2016 3,800
2017 3,800
2018 3,800

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Timor-Leste was 25.55 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 25.89 in 2006, while its lowest value was 15.47 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 15.47
1962 15.47
1963 15.47
1964 15.47
1965 15.47
1966 15.47
1967 15.60
1968 15.60
1969 15.67
1970 16.34
1971 16.34
1972 16.48
1973 16.81
1974 16.81
1975 17.15
1976 17.35
1977 17.62
1978 18.22
1979 18.56
1980 18.76
1981 18.96
1982 19.10
1983 19.23
1984 19.44
1985 19.64
1986 19.84
1987 20.11
1988 20.38
1989 20.51
1990 21.39
1991 22.19
1992 22.19
1993 22.53
1994 22.86
1995 22.86
1996 23.00
1997 23.07
1998 22.93
1999 22.66
2000 22.66
2001 24.34
2002 24.34
2003 24.55
2004 25.89
2005 25.89
2006 25.89
2007 25.22
2008 25.55
2009 25.69
2010 25.02
2011 25.08
2012 25.82
2013 25.55
2014 25.55
2015 25.55
2016 25.55
2017 25.55
2018 25.55

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use