Tanzania vs Tonga: Arable land use per person
Tanzania
0.2027 hectares per person
in 2023
Tonga
0.1912 hectares per person
in 2023
Tanzania rank
60th
Tonga rank
62nd
Arable land use per person over time
- Tanzania
- Tonga
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.1912 hectares per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0115 hectares per person.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 60th and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.314 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.1817 hectares per person | 0.2733 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.1629 hectares per person | 0.221 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.3014 hectares per person | 0.1563 hectares per person | 0.1451 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.249 hectares per person | 0.1473 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.2437 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | 0.066 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.2119 hectares per person | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.0218 hectares per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Tanzania or Tonga?
- Tanzania, at 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.1912 hectares per person in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Tanzania and Tonga?
- 0.0115 hectares per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Tonga rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Tanzania ranks 60th 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
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.