Temporary fallow — Area in Tonga
Tonga: Temporary fallow — Area was 10.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary fallow — Area in Tonga, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 10.3 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Tonga peaked at 10.3 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8 1000 ha, in 2001.
Tonga ranks 157th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1.48 1000 ha | +85.0% |
| 2003 | 2.16 1000 ha | +45.9% |
| 2004 | 2.84 1000 ha | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 3.51 1000 ha | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 4.19 1000 ha | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 4.87 1000 ha | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 5.55 1000 ha | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 6.23 1000 ha | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 6.91 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 7.59 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 8.26 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 8.94 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 9.62 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.3 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 10.3 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.16 1000 ha, 15% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 10.3 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary fallow — Area in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +85.0% | 0.8 1000 ha | 1.48 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.51 1000 ha | 0.8 1000 ha | 6.23 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.28 1000 ha | 6.91 1000 ha | 10.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3 1000 ha | 10.3 1000 ha | 10.3 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 temporary fallow — area in Tonga?
- Temporary fallow — area in Tonga was 10.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Tonga ranks 157th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Temporary fallow — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.