Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.2945 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2945 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
111th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.408 hectares per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.2839 hectares per person
in 2005
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2945 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.408 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2839 hectares per person, in 2005.
Tonga ranks 111th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.408 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3968 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4003 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4034 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3925 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.395 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3974 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3884 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3811 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.377 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.37 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3635 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3573 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3515 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3441 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3354 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3272 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3223 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3206 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3193 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3184 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3178 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3175 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3173 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3172 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3172 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3169 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3156 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3136 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.312 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3109 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3102 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3097 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3094 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.309 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3087 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3084 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3067 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3044 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3024 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2921 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2904 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2888 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2871 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2855 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2839 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2896 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2883 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2874 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2868 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2861 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2856 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2858 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2867 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2879 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2892 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2907 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.291 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2904 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.29 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2898 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2902 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2913 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2924 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2935 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2945 hectares per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.394 hectares per person | 0.377 hectares per person | 0.408 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3411 hectares per person | 0.3193 hectares per person | 0.37 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.312 hectares per person | 0.3184 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.308 hectares per person | 0.3024 hectares per person | 0.3109 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.288 hectares per person | 0.2839 hectares per person | 0.2921 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2883 hectares per person | 0.2856 hectares per person | 0.291 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.292 hectares per person | 0.2898 hectares per person | 0.2945 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 108 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3188 hectares per person compare
- 109 Ecuador 0.3086 hectares per person compare
- 110 Nigeria 0.2993 hectares per person compare
- 112 Ethiopia 0.2894 hectares per person compare
- 113 Slovenia 0.2894 hectares per person compare
- 114 Sweden 0.2827 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2935 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tonga?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tonga was 0.2945 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.408 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2839 hectares per person in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.