Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Tonga
Tonga: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 11.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Tonga is 11.46 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Tonga peaked at 13.33 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.57 %, in 1962.
That places Tonga 194th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5.91 % | 3.57 % | 6.9 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.27 % | 6.25 % | 12.12 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.05 % | 11.76 % | 12.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.54 % | 12.12 % | 12.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8 % | 12.17 % | 13.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.78 % | 11.5 % | 12.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.48 % | 11.46 % | 11.49 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Tonga?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Tonga was 11.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 % in 1962.
- How does Tonga rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Tonga ranks 194th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.