Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tonga
Tonga: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 18.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tonga is 18.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tonga peaked at 42.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2008.
That places Tonga 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 42.4% | — |
| 1976 | 40.0% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 38.0% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 35.7% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 32.7% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 31.9% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -36.9% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.5% | 35.7% | 42.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 30.4% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 20.2% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.7% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 19.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 19.9% compare
- 43 Senegal 17.1% compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 17.0% compare
- 45 Cameroon 16.8% 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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tonga?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tonga was 18.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Tonga ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.