What is agricultural area per capita in Tonga?

Agricultural area per capita in Tonga was 0.3346 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 0.4033 in 1963.

What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2839 in 2005.

How does Tonga rank for agricultural area per capita?

Tonga ranks 116th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Agricultural area per capita in Tonga

Name: Agricultural area per capita in Tonga
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tonga: Agricultural area per capita was 0.3346 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.3346

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

116th

of 225 countries

All-time high

0.4033

in 1963

All-time low

0.2839

in 2005

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural area per capita in Tonga, 1961–2023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural area per capita in Tonga is 0.3346, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.4033 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2839, in 2005.

That places Tonga 116th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3947	0.381	0.4033	9
1970s	0.3606	0.3382	0.3791	10
1980s	0.3379	0.3219	0.3477	10
1990s	0.3176	0.3037	0.3292	10
2000s	0.2898	0.2839	0.2985	10
2010s	0.3186	0.2974	0.3322	10
2020s	0.3326	0.3311	0.3346	4

Countries ranked near Tonga

113 Cameroon 0.3488 compare
114 Fiji 0.3372 compare
115 Honduras 0.3359 compare
117 Benin 0.3343 compare
118 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3317 compare
119 Costa Rica 0.3315 compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Tonga

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
Rural population 81,794 (2025)
Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
Rural population 78.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 18.57 (2024)
Agriculture share gdp 18.57 (2024)
Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 113 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural area per capita in Tonga?: Agricultural area per capita in Tonga was 0.3346 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 0.4033 in 1963.
What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2839 in 2005.
How does Tonga rank for agricultural area per capita?: Tonga ranks 116th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural area per capita
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 226 places, 13,086 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026