Agricultural land per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural land per capita was 0.3346 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3346 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
117th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.4033 hectares per capita
in 1963
All-time low
0.2839 hectares per capita
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Tonga is 0.3346 hectares per capita, 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 land per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.4033 hectares per capita in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2839 hectares per capita, in 2005.
That places Tonga 117th out of 226 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.
Agricultural land per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3967 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.4002 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4033 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3925 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.395 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3973 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3883 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.381 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.398 hectares per capita | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3791 hectares per capita | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3725 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3777 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3715 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3749 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3655 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3461 hectares per capita | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3411 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3394 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3382 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3477 hectares per capita | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3472 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3469 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3367 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3367 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3367 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3366 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3354 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3334 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3219 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3209 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3203 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3199 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3196 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3194 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3292 hectares per capita | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.329 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3079 hectares per capita | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3057 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3037 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2921 hectares per capita | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2904 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2888 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2871 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2855 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2839 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2917 hectares per capita | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2904 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2896 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2985 hectares per capita | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2979 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2974 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.307 hectares per capita | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3081 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3189 hectares per capita | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3298 hectares per capita | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3316 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3322 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3315 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3312 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3311 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3317 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3332 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3346 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.3346 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.3346 hectares per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3947 hectares per capita | 0.381 hectares per capita | 0.4033 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3606 hectares per capita | 0.3382 hectares per capita | 0.3791 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3379 hectares per capita | 0.3219 hectares per capita | 0.3477 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3176 hectares per capita | 0.3037 hectares per capita | 0.3292 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2898 hectares per capita | 0.2839 hectares per capita | 0.2985 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3186 hectares per capita | 0.2974 hectares per capita | 0.3322 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3326 hectares per capita | 0.3311 hectares per capita | 0.3346 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 114 Cameroon 0.3488 hectares per capita compare
- 115 Fiji 0.3372 hectares per capita compare
- 116 Honduras 0.3359 hectares per capita compare
- 118 Benin 0.3343 hectares per capita compare
- 119 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3317 hectares per capita compare
- 120 Costa Rica 0.3315 hectares per capita 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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2945 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Tonga?
- Agricultural land per capita in Tonga was 0.3346 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4033 hectares per capita in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2839 hectares per capita in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Tonga ranks 117th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.