Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0806 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0806 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.2361 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0417 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0903 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2083 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.225 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2361 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | +90.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0903 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0903 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0903 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0847 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0847 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0847 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +90.9% | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -64.7% | 0.2361 ha per square kilometre | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +42.9% | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -28.6% | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +33.3% | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +28.0% | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0491 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1447 ha per square kilometre | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | 0.2083 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1257 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | 0.2361 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0921 ha per square kilometre | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 12 Afghanistan 0.1211 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 El Salvador 0.1061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 0.0863 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Jamaica 0.0794 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Palestine 0.0662 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Serbia 0.0622 ha per square kilometre 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 watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0806 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2361 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0417 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.