Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Tonga
Tonga: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 88.54 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Tonga is 88.54 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Tonga peaked at 96.43 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 86.67 %, in 2000.
That places Tonga 47th out of 252 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96.3 % | — |
| 1962 | 96.43 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 93.1 % | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 93.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 93.33 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 93.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 93.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 93.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 93.94 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 93.75 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 93.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 90.91 % | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 88.24 % | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 88.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 87.88 % | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.24 % | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 88.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 88.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 87.88 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.5 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 87.88 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 87.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.1 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 87.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 86.67 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 86.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.82 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.98 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.13 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.42 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.56 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.69 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.83 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.96 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.21 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.79 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.92 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.45 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.49 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.54 % | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 88.54 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.13 %, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 88.54 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.75 %, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.09 % | 93.1 % | 96.43 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.73 % | 87.88 % | 93.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.95 % | 87.5 % | 88.24 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.46 % | 87.1 % | 87.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2 % | 86.67 % | 87.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.22 % | 87.79 % | 88.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.52 % | 88.51 % | 88.54 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 89.58 % compare
- 45 Cook Islands 89.56 % compare
- 46 Benin 88.69 % compare
- 48 Philippines 88.23 % compare
- 49 Grenada 87.5 % compare
- 50 Samoa 87.03 % 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Tonga?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Tonga was 88.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 96.43 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.67 % in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Tonga ranks 47th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.