Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 48.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 48.48 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Tonga peaked at 48.48 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5 %, in 1961.
That places Tonga 80th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.5 % | — |
| 1962 | 38.89 % | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 40.28 % | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 40.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 41.67 % | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 43.06 % | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 43.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 43.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 45.83 % | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 44.44 % | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 45.83 % | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 47.22 % | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.83 % | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 47.22 % | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 47.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 45.83 % | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 44.44 % | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45.83 % | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 45.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 43.06 % | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 43.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.67 % | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.16 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.66 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.16 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.65 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 44.15 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 44.65 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 45.15 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 45.64 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 46.14 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46.64 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 47.13 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.63 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 45.51 % | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 46 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.11 % | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 48.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.48 % | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 48.48 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 48.48 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.51 % | 37.5 % | 45.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.83 % | 44.44 % | 47.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.11 % | 44.44 % | 47.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3 % | 43.06 % | 45.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.46 % | 41.67 % | 45.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2 % | 45.51 % | 48.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.41 % | 48.33 % | 48.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Tonga?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Tonga was 48.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 48.48 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 % in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Tonga ranks 80th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.