FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Timor-Leste

According to FAOSTAT, Timor-Leste produced 132,000 t of cereals, 35,772 t of vegetables, 17,791 t of fruit, 30,785 t of meat and 5,179 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were maize (70,000 t), rice (62,000 t) and coconuts (33,023 t).

Products recorded: 55
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 1; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in coconuts (+150%), followed by green coffee (+43%).

Livestock numbers: 238,902 cattle, 385,128 pigs, 39,000 sheep and 145,192 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	132,000	137	0%	−31%
All roots and tubers	50,708	151	0.01%	−21%
All vegetables	35,772	152	0%	+12%
All meat	30,785	153	0.01%	+1.9%
All fruit	17,791	163	0%	+3.3%
All pulses	10,779	122	0.01%	+3.4%
All milk	5,179	162	0%	−17%
All citrus fruit	1,929	113	0%	+9.4%
All eggs	1,164	150	0%	+8.8%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Maize	70,000	108	0.01%	−32%
Rice (paddy)	62,000	81	0.01%	−30%
Coconuts, in shell	33,023	42	0.05%	+150%
Other starchy roots and tubers	27,293	29	0.28%	−5.0%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	27,081	109	0.01%	+9.9%
Cassava	17,373	65	0.01%	−39%
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	17,080	12	1.09%	+7.0%
Pork (pig meat)	10,803	99	0.01%	−2.9%
Beans, dry	10,779	68	0.04%	+3.4%
Coffee, green	9,523	34	0.08%	+43%
Mangoes and guavas	7,476	64	0.01%	+1.5%
Goat milk	5,179	87	0.03%	−17%
Sweet potatoes	4,825	76	0.01%	−18%
Avocados	4,481	47	0.04%	+5.8%
Other beans, green	3,796	64	0.01%	+33%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	3,351	78	0.01%	−21%
Cabbages	2,724	119	0%	+9.0%
Papayas	2,211	50	0.02%	−8.7%
Oranges	1,929	98	0%	+9.4%
Beef (cattle meat)	1,275	159	0%	+18%
Potatoes	1,217	144	0%	−8.3%
Cucumbers	1,179	115	0%	+16%
Hen eggs	1,164	150	0%	+8.8%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	999	68	0%	+19%
Soybeans	861	87	0%	−13%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	793	73	0.01%	−2.9%
Fat of pigs	778	71	0.01%	−2.9%
Buffalo meat	706	21	0.01%	+21%
Tomatoes	597	147	0%	+9.9%
Honey	590	96	0.03%	+3.7%
Bananas	560	109	0%	+38%
Chicken meat	492	174	0%	−42%
Green garlic	394	90	0%	−1.3%
Goat meat	379	116	0%	−26%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	327	52	0.01%	−10%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	201	133	0%	+18%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	179	135	0%	+19%
Cocoa beans	177	50	0%	+6.0%
Pineapples	135	78	0%	−25%
Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers	125	6	0.05%	+15%
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes	119	21	0.01%	+20%
Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen	118	21	0.01%	+20%
Coconut oil	86	53	0%	—
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	73	104	0%	−26%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	73	102	0%	−26%
Buttermilk, dry	64	100	0.01%	—
Cattle fat, unrendered	50	130	0%	+19%
Sheep meat	50	155	0%	−55%
Beeswax	40	41	0.06%	0.0%
Buffalo fat, unrendered	26	21	0.01%	+24%
Goat fat, unrendered	15	101	0%	−25%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	10	130	0%	−55%
Tea, packed	10	115	0%	—
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	9	129	0%	−55%
Sheep fat, unrendered	2	131	0%	−60%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	571,000	156	0%	−34%
Pigs	385,128	88	0.04%	−4.6%
Cattle	238,902	137	0.02%	+36%
Goats	145,192	112	0.01%	−19%
Buffalo	135,972	22	0.06%	+25%
Sheep	39,000	142	0%	−44%
Horses	35,215	73	0.06%	−33%
Bees	20,000	78	0.02%	0.0%

Timor-Leste among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Timor-Leste, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Timor-Leste had 1.4 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Maize	50.0	149	0.3×
Rice (paddy)	44.3	100	0.4×
Coconuts, in shell	23.6	8.03	2.9×
Other starchy roots and tubers	19.5	1.20	16.2×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	19.3	34.5	0.6×
Cassava	12.4	41.9	0.3×
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	12.2	0.19	63.5×
Pork (pig meat)	7.71	15.4	0.5×
Beans, dry	7.70	3.71	2.1×
Coffee, green	6.80	1.38	4.9×
Mangoes and guavas	5.34	7.62	0.7×
Goat milk	3.70	2.50	1.5×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Timor-Leste reported exports of 9 and imports of 87 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Coffee, green	3,172	USD 11.4 m	3.59	43 of 131
Other oil seeds, n.e.c.	1,532	USD 336,000	0.22	37 of 115
Cloves (whole stems), raw	20	USD 321,000	16.05	31 of 75
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh	960	USD 285,000	0.30	14 of 87
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw	25	USD 131,000	5.24	87 of 124
Safflower seed	93	USD 17,000	0.18	19 of 37
Pineapples	65	USD 15,000	0.23	69 of 105
Taro	36	USD 10,000	0.28	30 of 53
Cashew nuts, in shell	20	USD 8,000	0.40	35 of 54

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Palm oil	16,096	USD 20.2 m	1.26	104 of 191
Beer of barley, malted	5,400	USD 16.2 m	3.00	113 of 192
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	10,404	USD 14.7 m	1.42	107 of 189
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	3,569	USD 4.7 m	1.32	61 of 184
Skim milk and whey powder	637	USD 3.9 m	6.06	116 of 192
Cream, fresh	557	USD 3.5 m	6.37	68 of 150
Skim milk, condensed	1,805	USD 3.3 m	1.81	6 of 38
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled	1,230	USD 2.7 m	2.20	78 of 168
Whole milk powder	371	USD 2.3 m	6.25	140 of 190
Apples	1,610	USD 2.3 m	1.44	130 of 190

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Timor-Leste?

By volume, the largest products of Timor-Leste in 2024 were maize (70,000 t), rice (paddy) (62,000 t), coconuts, in shell (33,023 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Timor-Leste the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 6th, for cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers.

How much maize does Timor-Leste produce per person?

About 50.0 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 149 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Timor-Leste export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were coffee, green (USD 11.4 m), other oil seeds, n.e.c. (USD 336,000), cloves (whole stems), raw (USD 321,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Timor-Leste import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were palm oil (USD 20.2 m), beer of barley, malted (USD 16.2 m), meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 14.7 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.