Arable land — Area, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Area, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0002 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Tonga 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 5.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 51 Turkmenistan 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 52 Gambia 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 53 Cameroon 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 55 Senegal 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 0.0002 1000 ha per person 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, annual growth rate 0.0919 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (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, per capita in Tonga?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Tonga was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.