Afghanistan vs Tonga: Arable land use per person

Afghanistan
0.1893 hectares per person
in 2023
Tonga
0.1912 hectares per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
65th
Tonga rank
62nd

Arable land use per person over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tonga
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1912 hectares per person against 0.1893 hectares per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0019 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 65th and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7756 hectares per person 0.192 hectares per person 0.5836 hectares per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.631 hectares per person 0.1817 hectares per person 0.4493 hectares per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.6846 hectares per person 0.1629 hectares per person 0.5218 hectares per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.4981 hectares per person 0.1563 hectares per person 0.3418 hectares per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.3298 hectares per person 0.1473 hectares per person 0.1826 hectares per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.2365 hectares per person 0.1777 hectares per person 0.0588 hectares per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.1945 hectares per person 0.1901 hectares per person 0.0044 hectares per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Afghanistan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1912 hectares per person against 0.1893 hectares per person in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Afghanistan and Tonga?
0.0019 hectares per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tonga?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Tonga rank globally for arable land use per person?
Afghanistan ranks 65th and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.