What is the difference in arable land between Eritrea and Tonga?

0.0076 hectares per person, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tonga?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Tonga: Arable land

Eritrea

0.1988 hectares per person

in 2023

Tonga

0.1912 hectares per person

in 2023

Eritrea rank

61st

Tonga rank

62nd

Arable land over time

Eritrea
Tonga

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.1988 hectares per person against 0.1912 hectares per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0076 hectares per person.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 61st and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2173 hectares per person	0.1547 hectares per person	0.0627 hectares per person	Eritrea
2000s	0.2399 hectares per person	0.1473 hectares per person	0.0926 hectares per person	Eritrea
2010s	0.223 hectares per person	0.1777 hectares per person	0.0453 hectares per person	Eritrea
2020s	0.2042 hectares per person	0.1901 hectares per person	0.0141 hectares per person	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Eritrea or Tonga?: Eritrea, at 0.1988 hectares per person against 0.1912 hectares per person in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Eritrea and Tonga?: 0.0076 hectares per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tonga?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Tonga rank globally for arable land?: Eritrea ranks 61st and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
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: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.