What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 350 sq. km in 2015.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 270 sq. km in 1961.

How does Tonga rank for agricultural land?

Tonga ranks 175th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Agricultural land in Tonga

Name: Agricultural land in Tonga
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tonga: Agricultural land was 350 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

350 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

175th

of 210 countries

All-time high

350 sq. km

in 2015

All-time low

270 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Tonga, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Tonga stood at 350 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Tonga peaked at 350 sq. km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 270 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Tonga 175th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	298.89 sq. km	270 sq. km	330 sq. km	9
1970s	330 sq. km	320 sq. km	340 sq. km	10
1980s	332 sq. km	320 sq. km	340 sq. km	10
1990s	319 sq. km	310 sq. km	330 sq. km	10
2000s	305 sq. km	300 sq. km	320 sq. km	10
2010s	339 sq. km	320 sq. km	350 sq. km	10
2020s	350 sq. km	350 sq. km	350 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Tonga

172 Samoa 488.3 sq. km compare
173 Sao Tome and Principe 430 sq. km compare
174 Isle of Man 393.81 sq. km compare
176 Kiribati 340 sq. km compare
177 French Polynesia 300.65 sq. km compare
178 Dominica 250 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Tonga

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Rural population 78.8% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
Rural population 81,794 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 4.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Land area 720 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 48.6% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Tonga?: Agricultural land in Tonga was 350 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 350 sq. km in 2015.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 270 sq. km in 1961.
How does Tonga rank for agricultural land?: Tonga ranks 175th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.