Agricultural land use in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural land use was 35,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
35,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 227 countries
All-time high
35,000 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
27,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use 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.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 35,000 hectares for agricultural land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Tonga peaked at 35,000 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Tonga 182nd out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 28,000 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 29,000 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 31,000 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 33,000 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 32,000 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 33,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 34,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 33,000 hectares | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 34,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 33,000 hectares | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 32,000 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31,000 hectares | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30,000 hectares | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31,000 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 33,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 35,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.20 million hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 35,000 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 249,300 hectares, 14% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,889 hectares | 27,000 hectares | 33,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,000 hectares | 32,000 hectares | 34,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,200 hectares | 32,000 hectares | 34,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,900 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 33,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,500 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 32,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,900 hectares | 32,000 hectares | 35,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,000 hectares | 35,000 hectares | 35,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 French Guiana 42,004 hectares compare
- 180 Reunion 41,627 hectares compare
- 181 Isle of Man 39,381 hectares compare
- 183 Kiribati 34,000 hectares compare
- 184 Martinique 31,223 hectares compare
- 185 French Polynesia 30,065 hectares 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 use in Tonga?
- Agricultural land use in Tonga was 35,000 hectares 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 use recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural land use?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.