Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Tonga

Tonga: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 5.56 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.56 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 220 countries
All-time high
5.56 %
in 1974
All-time low
1.39 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Tonga, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 5.56 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Tonga peaked at 5.56 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.39 %, in 1961.

That places Tonga 161st out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.47 % 1.39 % 2.78 % 9
1970s 4.73 % 2.78 % 5.56 % 10
1980s 5.56 % 5.56 % 5.56 % 10
1990s 5.56 % 5.56 % 5.56 % 10
2000s 5.56 % 5.56 % 5.56 % 10
2010s 5.56 % 5.56 % 5.56 % 10
2020s 5.56 % 5.56 % 5.56 % 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 158 Cabo Verde 6.2 % compare
  2. 159 Indonesia 5.81 % compare
  3. 160 Russian Federation 5.62 % compare
  4. 162 Denmark 5.55 % compare
  5. 163 United States Virgin Islands 5.54 % compare
  6. 164 Rwanda 5.24 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Tonga?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Tonga was 5.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 5.56 % in 1974.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 1.39 % in 1961.
How does Tonga rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Tonga ranks 161st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.