What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Mauritius and Tonga?

9,269 hectares, with Tonga ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Tonga: Agricultural area over the long-term

Mauritius

21,287 hectares

in 2025

Tonga

30,556 hectares

in 2025

Mauritius rank

174th

Tonga rank

172nd

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

Mauritius
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 30,556 hectares against 21,287 hectares in Mauritius, a difference of 9,269 hectares.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tonga ahead.

Mauritius ranks 174th and Tonga ranks 172nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 12 and Tonga in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	1,659 hectares	1,659 hectares	Tonga
1100s	0 hectares	1,690 hectares	1,690 hectares	Tonga
1200s	0 hectares	1,716 hectares	1,716 hectares	Tonga
1300s	0 hectares	2,471 hectares	2,471 hectares	Tonga
1400s	0 hectares	3,540 hectares	3,540 hectares	Tonga
1500s	0 hectares	5,033 hectares	5,033 hectares	Tonga
1600s	0 hectares	7,082 hectares	7,082 hectares	Tonga
1700s	144.53 hectares	9,816 hectares	9,671 hectares	Tonga
1710s	215.39 hectares	10,239 hectares	10,024 hectares	Tonga
1720s	320.96 hectares	10,678 hectares	10,357 hectares	Tonga
1730s	478.2 hectares	11,133 hectares	10,655 hectares	Tonga
1740s	712.39 hectares	11,604 hectares	10,892 hectares	Tonga
1750s	1,061 hectares	12,092 hectares	11,031 hectares	Tonga
1760s	1,580 hectares	12,596 hectares	11,016 hectares	Tonga
1770s	2,353 hectares	13,116 hectares	10,763 hectares	Tonga
1780s	3,503 hectares	13,653 hectares	10,150 hectares	Tonga
1790s	5,215 hectares	14,207 hectares	8,992 hectares	Tonga
1800s	7,761 hectares	14,776 hectares	7,016 hectares	Tonga
1810s	11,548 hectares	15,362 hectares	3,814 hectares	Tonga
1820s	17,180 hectares	16,008 hectares	1,172 hectares	Mauritius
1830s	25,554 hectares	16,672 hectares	8,882 hectares	Mauritius
1840s	31,069 hectares	17,354 hectares	13,715 hectares	Mauritius
1850s	31,364 hectares	19,883 hectares	11,481 hectares	Mauritius
1860s	31,328 hectares	20,401 hectares	10,927 hectares	Mauritius
1870s	31,080 hectares	20,649 hectares	10,431 hectares	Mauritius
1880s	30,592 hectares	20,888 hectares	9,704 hectares	Mauritius
1890s	30,122 hectares	21,115 hectares	9,007 hectares	Mauritius
1900s	29,602 hectares	21,328 hectares	8,274 hectares	Mauritius
1910s	28,738 hectares	21,295 hectares	7,443 hectares	Mauritius
1920s	27,831 hectares	21,358 hectares	6,473 hectares	Mauritius
1930s	26,683 hectares	21,407 hectares	5,276 hectares	Mauritius
1940s	19,282 hectares	21,433 hectares	2,151 hectares	Tonga
1950s	19,280 hectares	26,084 hectares	6,805 hectares	Tonga
1960s	17,867 hectares	29,424 hectares	11,557 hectares	Tonga
1970s	15,866 hectares	31,196 hectares	15,330 hectares	Tonga
1980s	16,718 hectares	31,077 hectares	14,359 hectares	Tonga
1990s	16,102 hectares	30,936 hectares	14,834 hectares	Tonga
2000s	15,390 hectares	30,301 hectares	14,911 hectares	Tonga
2010s	20,451 hectares	30,686 hectares	10,236 hectares	Tonga
2020s	21,287 hectares	30,594 hectares	9,307 hectares	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Mauritius or Tonga?: Tonga, at 30,556 hectares against 21,287 hectares in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Mauritius and Tonga?: 9,269 hectares, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Tonga?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Tonga rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?: Mauritius ranks 174th and Tonga ranks 172nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.