Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 62 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Timor-Leste, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 62 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Timor-Leste peaked at 73 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 62 percent, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 29th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73 percent | — |
| 2002 | 72 percent | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73 percent | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 percent | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 72 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71 percent | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 69 percent | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 68 percent | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 67 percent | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 66 percent | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 65 percent | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63 percent | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 63 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62 percent | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 62 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 62 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.33 percent | 71 percent | 73 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.3 percent | 63 percent | 69 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 62 percent | 62 percent | 62 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More energy & mining data for Timor-Leste
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Timor-Leste?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Timor-Leste was 62 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 73 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 percent in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Timor-Leste ranks 29th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.