Cassava production in Timor-Leste
In 2024 Timor-Leste produced 17,373 t of cassava, the 65th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 39%. The record was 75,600 t in 1995. Area harvested: 4,850 ha, yield 3.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 17,373 t
- World rank
- 65 of 94
- 10-year change
- −39%
- Record
- 75,600 t
- 1995
Cassava in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Timor-Leste compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.6
- world 10.2 (−65%)
- kg per person
- 12.4
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- −39%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Mexico | 23,488 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Jamaica | 21,082 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Timor-Leste | 17,373 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 16,615 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Gambia | 12,212 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Timor-Leste is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,373 | −5.4% | 4,850 | 3.58 |
| 2023 | 18,368 | +3.1% | 5,108 | 3.60 |
| 2022 | 17,809 | +1.7% | 5,175 | 3.44 |
| 2021 | 17,510 | −15% | 6,200 | 2.82 |
| 2020 | 20,600 | −6.1% | 5,744 | 3.59 |
| 2019 | 21,928 | −3.7% | 6,027 | 3.64 |
| 2018 | 22,767 | −9.4% | 6,075 | 3.75 |
| 2017 | 25,137 | −11% | 6,638 | 3.79 |
| 2016 | 28,327 | +7.6% | 7,115 | 3.98 |
| 2015 | 26,322 | −8.0% | 6,623 | 3.97 |
| 2014 | 28,600 | −4.9% | 7,189 | 3.98 |
| 2013 | 30,059 | +23% | 7,532 | 3.99 |
| 2012 | 24,477 | +10% | 6,221 | 3.93 |
| 2011 | 22,197 | −20% | 5,784 | 3.84 |
| 2010 | 27,857 | −25% | 6,120 | 4.55 |
| 2009 | 37,302 | +5.0% | 10,757 | 3.47 |
| 2008 | 35,532 | −14% | 10,006 | 3.55 |
| 2007 | 41,212 | +4.9% | 10,274 | 4.01 |
| 2006 | 39,290 | 0.0% | 9,717 | 4.04 |
| 2005 | 39,290 | −33% | 10,000 | 3.93 |
| 2004 | 58,826 | +42% | 15,000 | 3.92 |
| 2003 | 41,525 | −17% | 10,000 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 50,000 | +4.0% | 14,000 | 3.57 |
| 2001 | 48,056 | −3.9% | 12,000 | 4.00 |
| 2000 | 50,000 | −25% | 10,500 | 4.76 |
| 1999 | 66,500 | +107% | 10,319 | 6.44 |
| 1998 | 32,092 | −22% | 7,996 | 4.01 |
| 1997 | 41,379 | −23% | 10,319 | 4.01 |
| 1996 | 53,781 | −29% | 13,593 | 3.96 |
| 1995 | 75,600 | +1.7% | 18,994 | 3.98 |
| 1994 | 74,300 | +6.1% | 19,102 | 3.89 |
| 1993 | 70,000 | +36% | 12,940 | 5.41 |
| 1992 | 51,500 | +4.8% | 12,940 | 3.98 |
| 1991 | 49,141 | +39% | 13,007 | 3.78 |
| 1990 | 35,470 | +9.1% | 8,409 | 4.22 |
| 1989 | 32,509 | −0.1% | 8,555 | 3.80 |
| 1988 | 32,528 | +109% | 8,359 | 3.89 |
| 1987 | 15,527 | −44% | 4,254 | 3.65 |
| 1986 | 27,761 | +2.8% | 6,169 | 4.50 |
| 1985 | 27,000 | +3.8% | 6,000 | 4.50 |
| 1984 | 26,000 | +8.3% | 6,200 | 4.19 |
| 1983 | 24,000 | +4.3% | 6,000 | 4.00 |
| 1982 | 23,000 | 0.0% | 6,200 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 23,000 | +4.5% | 6,500 | 3.54 |
| 1980 | 22,000 | 0.0% | 6,300 | 3.49 |
| 1979 | 22,000 | −12% | 6,500 | 3.38 |
| 1978 | 25,000 | 0.0% | 7,200 | 3.47 |
| 1977 | 25,000 | 0.0% | 7,700 | 3.25 |
| 1976 | 25,000 | +4.2% | 7,500 | 3.33 |
| 1975 | 24,000 | +9.1% | 7,800 | 3.08 |
| 1974 | 22,000 | +12% | 7,800 | 2.82 |
| 1973 | 19,668 | +192% | 7,000 | 2.81 |
| 1972 | 6,734 | −61% | 5,000 | 1.35 |
| 1971 | 17,305 | −6.3% | 6,000 | 2.88 |
| 1970 | 18,461 | −21% | 7,000 | 2.64 |
| 1969 | 23,379 | +40% | 7,000 | 3.34 |
| 1968 | 16,655 | +100% | 5,000 | 3.33 |
| 1967 | 8,335 | −43% | 4,000 | 2.08 |
| 1966 | 14,723 | +55% | 6,000 | 2.45 |
| 1965 | 9,474 | +1.6% | 4,000 | 2.37 |
| 1964 | 9,329 | −28% | 5,000 | 1.87 |
| 1963 | 13,000 | −19% | 5,000 | 2.60 |
| 1962 | 16,000 | −11% | 6,000 | 2.67 |
| 1961 | 18,000 | — | 6,000 | 3.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste produced 17,373 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Timor-Leste rank in the world for production of cassava?
Timor-Leste ranked 65th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Timor-Leste changed?
It fell by 39% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 75,600 t in 1995.
What is the yield of cassava in Timor-Leste?
3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (17,373 t from 4,850 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Timor-Leste is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.