Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0443 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 56 Spain 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Senegal 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Poland 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Germany 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.