Cropland — Area, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per capita in Tonga is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Tonga 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- 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)
- 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 cropland — area, per capita in Tonga?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Tonga was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.