Iraq vs Tonga: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Iraq
6.7%
in 2023
Tonga
6.1%
in 2023
Iraq rank
30th
Tonga rank
33rd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Iraq
- Tonga
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 6.7% against 6.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tonga ahead.
Iraq ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 33rd of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 11.1% | 7.3% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | Iraq |
| 1990s | -3.1% | -3.9% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 2000s | -6.0% | -4.3% | 1.6% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 11.1% | 5.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 7.7% | 3.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Iraq or Tonga?
- Iraq, at 6.7% against 6.1% in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Iraq and Tonga?
- 0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tonga?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Tonga rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Iraq ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 33rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.