Goat meat production in Timor-Leste
In 2024 Timor-Leste produced 379 t of goat meat, the 116th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 26%. The record was 750 t in 1965.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 379 t
- World rank
- 116 of 170
- 10-year change
- −26%
- Record
- 750 t
- 1965
Goat meat in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Timor-Leste compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.27
- world 0.95
- 10-year change
- −26%
- world +29%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Colombia | 408 | 0.01% |
| 115 | Croatia | 400 | 0.01% |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 379 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Comoros | 375 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Gabon | 343 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of goat meat
Share of the world total; Timor-Leste is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 379 | −9.8% |
| 2023 | 420 | −27% |
| 2022 | 574 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 567 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 543 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 519 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 492 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 471 | +14% |
| 2016 | 413 | −9.4% |
| 2015 | 456 | −11% |
| 2014 | 513 | −0.4% |
| 2013 | 515 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 490 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 460 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 440 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 430 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 420 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 410 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 400 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 390 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 390 | +15% |
| 2003 | 340 | +17% |
| 2002 | 290 | +21% |
| 2001 | 240 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 225 | −61% |
| 1999 | 570 | −12% |
| 1998 | 650 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 600 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 560 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 520 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 480 | +26% |
| 1993 | 380 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 350 | +17% |
| 1991 | 300 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 290 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 275 | +10% |
| 1988 | 250 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 240 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 230 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 220 | +10% |
| 1984 | 200 | +25% |
| 1983 | 160 | +23% |
| 1982 | 130 | +30% |
| 1981 | 100 | +25% |
| 1980 | 80 | −47% |
| 1979 | 150 | −50% |
| 1978 | 300 | −29% |
| 1977 | 420 | −25% |
| 1976 | 560 | −1.8% |
| 1975 | 570 | −1.7% |
| 1974 | 580 | −3.3% |
| 1973 | 600 | −4.8% |
| 1972 | 630 | −3.1% |
| 1971 | 650 | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 610 | +22% |
| 1969 | 500 | −15% |
| 1968 | 590 | −6.3% |
| 1967 | 630 | −16% |
| 1966 | 750 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 750 | +10% |
| 1964 | 680 | −3.5% |
| 1963 | 705 | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 680 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 670 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat meat in Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste produced 379 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Timor-Leste rank in the world for production of goat meat?
Timor-Leste ranked 116th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 32.8% of the world total.
How has the production of goat meat in Timor-Leste changed?
It fell by 26% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +29% for the world. The record was 750 t in 1965.
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.

