Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Tonga

Tonga: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 48.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48.48 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 237 countries
All-time high
48.48 %
in 2024
All-time low
37.5 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Tonga, 1961–2024

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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 73rd out of 237 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 73rd out of 237 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.