Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0919 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0919 % change on previous year for arable land — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 33.4% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Tonga peaked at 16.67 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -6.25 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places Tonga 36th out of 233 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 7.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 13.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -5.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -6.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.55 % change on previous year | +313.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5112 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1849 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 2019 | -0.0923 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1848 % change on previous year | -300.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0922 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1382 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2023 | 0.138 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0919 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +313.3% | 1.83 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +300.2% | -0.0923 % change on previous year | 0.1848 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -149.9% | 0.1849 % change on previous year | -0.0923 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +100.0% | -5.88 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +100.0% | -6.25 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | -100.0% | 16.67 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.64 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 16.67 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.5882 % change on previous year | -5.88 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.625 % change on previous year | -6.25 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 % change on previous year | -0.0923 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.129 % change on previous year | 0.0919 % change on previous year | 0.1848 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 33 Myanmar 0.1617 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Bulgaria 0.1563 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Tajikistan 0.1066 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Azerbaijan 0.0717 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Polynesia 0.0488 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Czechia 0.0428 % change on previous year 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.0324 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in Tonga?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Tonga was 0.0919 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.67 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.25 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Tonga rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Tonga ranks 36th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.