Land use hidden — Cropland in Tonga
Tonga: Land use hidden — Cropland was 310 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Cropland in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Tonga stood at 310 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Tonga peaked at 310 Square kilometres in 1969 and was at its lowest, 260 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Tonga 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 260 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 270 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 270 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 270 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 280 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 290 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 310 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 300 Square kilometres | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 290 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 300 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 290 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 280 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 280 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 280 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 280 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 280 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 280 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 290 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 270 Square kilometres | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 270 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 270 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 260 Square kilometres | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 260 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 260 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 260 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 260 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 260 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 270 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 270 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 270 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 280 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 280 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 280 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 290 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 310 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 310 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 310 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 25% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281.11 Square kilometres | 260 Square kilometres | 310 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 296 Square kilometres | 290 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 292 Square kilometres | 280 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 279 Square kilometres | 270 Square kilometres | 290 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 265 Square kilometres | 260 Square kilometres | 280 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 299 Square kilometres | 280 Square kilometres | 310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 310 Square kilometres | 310 Square kilometres | 310 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- 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 land use hidden — cropland in Tonga?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Tonga was 310 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 310 Square kilometres in 1969.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 260 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Tonga ranks 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata