Arable land in Tonga
Tonga: Arable land was 0.1912 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.1912 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Tonga peaked at 0.2051 hectares per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1419 hectares per person, in 2005.
That places Tonga 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.1764 hectares per person | 0.2051 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1817 hectares per person | 0.164 hectares per person | 0.2014 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1629 hectares per person | 0.161 hectares per person | 0.1637 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1563 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | 0.1605 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1473 hectares per person | 0.1419 hectares per person | 0.1586 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1777 hectares per person | 0.158 hectares per person | 0.1898 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.1892 hectares per person | 0.1912 hectares per person | 4 |
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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 350 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Tonga?
- Arable land in Tonga was 0.1912 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2051 hectares per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1419 hectares per person in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for arable land?
- Tonga ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.