Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.375 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.375 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 65th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.375 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3889 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4028 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4028 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4151 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.375 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4611 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4431 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4306 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4583 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4236 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4167 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4708 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4444 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 62 Spain 0.4958 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 63 Kenya 0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 64 Senegal 0.494 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 66 Sri Lanka 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 67 Poland 0.4761 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 68 Germany 0.4747 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 65th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land 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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.