Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity was 21 No in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Tonga, 1961–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 21 No for agricultural tractors, total — import quantity in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors, total — import quantity in Tonga peaked at 64 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1 No, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 172nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Tonga, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 No | — |
| 1962 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 No | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2 No | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 4 No | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 5 No | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 6 No | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 7 No | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 8 No | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 10 No | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 11 No | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 12 No | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 8 No | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 17 No | +112.5% |
| 1977 | 27 No | +58.8% |
| 1978 | 17 No | -37.0% |
| 1979 | 40 No | +135.3% |
| 1980 | 15 No | -62.5% |
| 1981 | 12 No | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 22 No | +83.3% |
| 1983 | 8 No | -63.6% |
| 1984 | 14 No | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 8 No | -42.9% |
| 1986 | 12 No | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 14 No | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 6 No | -57.1% |
| 1989 | 46 No | +666.7% |
| 1990 | 26 No | -43.5% |
| 1991 | 64 No | +146.2% |
| 1992 | 56 No | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 52 No | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 41 No | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 50 No | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 50 No | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50 No | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 No | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 55 No | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 28 No | -49.1% |
| 2001 | 57 No | +103.6% |
| 2002 | 57 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 No | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 37 No | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 64 No | +73.0% |
| 2006 | 61 No | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 23 No | -62.3% |
| 2008 | 21 No | -8.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 21 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 588 No, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 21 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,361 No, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +666.7% | 6 No | 46 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 No | 1 No | 6 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.7 No | 7 No | 40 No | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7 No | 6 No | 46 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4 No | 26 No | 64 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.67 No | 21 No | 64 No | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 170 Bermuda 23 No compare
- 171 Greenland 22 No compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 19 No compare
- 174 French Polynesia 18 No compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 17 No 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 tractors, total — import quantity in Tonga?
- Agricultural tractors, total — import quantity in Tonga was 21 No in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors, total — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 64 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors, total — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 No in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural tractors, total — import quantity?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2008.
- Is agricultural tractors, total — import quantity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural tractors, total — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.