Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 28th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 11.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 25 France 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Serbia 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Thailand 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Comoros 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Belgium 0.0283 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.