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Timor-Leste

By National Minerals Information Center

Timor-Leste produced sand and gravel (construction)

Pictured: gravel

Statistics and information on the mining industry in Timor-Leste.

Overview

In 2024, Timor-Leste was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. Production of industrial minerals represented only a minor part of the economy of the country. Mineral commodities produced in Timor-Leste included sand and gravel (construction). The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Timor-Leste is provided by Decree-Law No. 12/2021. The National Petroleum and Minerals Authority (Autoridade Nacional do Petroleo e Minerais) managed and regulated petroleum and mining activities in Timor-Leste. Most mineral commodities were produced by domestic private companies. 

 

2024 Report

Full data release with tables here.

In 2024, Timor-Leste was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. Production of industrial minerals represented only a minor part of the economy of the country. Mineral commodities produced in Timor-Leste included sand and gravel (construction). The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Timor-Leste is provided by Decree-Law No. 12/2021. The National Petroleum and Minerals Authority (Autoridade Nacional do Petroleo e Minerais) managed and regulated petroleum and mining activities in Timor-Leste. Most mineral commodities were produced by domestic private companies (Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, 2021). 

Data on mineral production are in the Production table. The Facilities table is a list of major mineral industry facilities. More-extensive coverage of government policies and programs can be found in previous editions of this chapter in the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International—Asia and the Pacific, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/asia-and-pacific. 

 

Production table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

Table includes data available through August 22, 2025. All data are reported unless otherwise noted. In addition to the commodities listed, marble may have been produced in Timor-Leste, but available information was inadequate to make reliable estimates of output.
Commodity 20202021202220232024
Sand and gravel, construction, gravel1,741,0391466,7991780,2171600,0001390,0001
Sand and gravel, construction, sand195,1241279,4891102,5551110,0001210,0001
1 Survey data was converted from cubic meters to metric tons.

 

Reference Cited  

 

Publications

Reports: 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2015 | 2017-18 | 2019 | 2020-21 

Tables: 2002 | 2003 | 2017-18 | 2019 | 2020-21 | 2022 tables-only release 

 

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