Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre was 27.78 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.78 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 206 countries
All-time high
27.78 hectares per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
16.67 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 27.78 hectares per square kilometre for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 27.78 hectares per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.67 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.67 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.44 hectares per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 19.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 25 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.39 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 27.78 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.89 hectares per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 27.78 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35 hectares per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.22 hectares per square kilometre | 16.67 hectares per square kilometre | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.06 hectares per square kilometre | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.81 hectares per square kilometre | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | 22.22 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.53 hectares per square kilometre | 20.83 hectares per square kilometre | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.25 hectares per square kilometre | 23.61 hectares per square kilometre | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | 27.78 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 32 Burkina Faso 28.9 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 33 Belgium 28.31 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 34 Cuba 28.02 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 36 Belarus 27.43 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 37 Slovakia 27.18 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 38 Turkey 26.35 hectares 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 arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Tonga was 27.78 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 27.78 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) 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.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable land (hectares) 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.