Latvia vs Tonga: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Latvia
5.0%
in 2023
Tonga
6.1%
in 2023
Latvia rank
36th
Tonga rank
33rd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Latvia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 6.1% against 5.0% in Latvia, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tonga ahead.
Latvia ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 33rd of 225 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.8% | -3.8% | 7.9% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 11.1% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.7% | 0.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Latvia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 6.1% against 5.0% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Latvia and Tonga?
- 1.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Tonga?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Tonga rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Latvia ranks 36th 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.