Arable land — Area in Tonga
Tonga: Arable land — Area was 21.79 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Tonga is 21.79 1000 ha, measured 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 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Tonga peaked at 21.79 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12 1000 ha, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 176th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.6 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.29 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 17.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.12 1000 ha | 18.22 1000 ha | 21.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.74 1000 ha | 21.69 1000 ha | 21.79 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 173 Trinidad and Tobago 29.99 1000 ha compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 23.3 1000 ha compare
- 175 Isle of Man 23.17 1000 ha compare
- 177 Qatar 20.93 1000 ha compare
- 178 Vanuatu 20 1000 ha compare
- 179 Guadeloupe 18.65 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Inland waters — Area 2.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 9.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 42.92 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 88.54 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Tonga?
- Arable land — area in Tonga was 21.79 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 21.79 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for arable land — area?
- Tonga ranks 176th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Arable 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.