Arable land in Tonga
Tonga: Arable land was 27.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Tonga is 27.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Tonga peaked at 27.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 20.2% | 16.7% | 23.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.1% | 22.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 20.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 27.8% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, 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 27.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for arable land?
- Tonga ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 website, 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 (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.