Tonga vs Vanuatu: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 21.79 1000 ha against 20 1000 ha in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.79 1000 ha.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 178th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 1000 ha | 11.67 1000 ha | 2.89 1000 ha | Tonga |
| 1970s | 16.6 1000 ha | 15.9 1000 ha | 0.7 1000 ha | Tonga |
| 1980s | 16 1000 ha | 19.6 1000 ha | 3.6 1000 ha | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 15.7 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 4.3 1000 ha | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 16.29 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 3.71 1000 ha | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 20.12 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 0.1159 1000 ha | Tonga |
| 2020s | 21.74 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 1.74 1000 ha | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Tonga, at 21.79 1000 ha against 20 1000 ha in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 1.79 1000 ha, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for arable land — area?
- Tonga ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 178th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.