Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0055 ha per person for bananas — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.051 ha per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 ha per person, in 2001.
Tonga ranks 13th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0429 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0429 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0278 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0406 ha per person | +46.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0395 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0449 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0489 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.043 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0265 ha per person | -38.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0249 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0227 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0212 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0186 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0176 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0167 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0142 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.014 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0154 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0205 ha per person | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0306 ha per person | +49.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0102 ha per person | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0204 ha per person | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0306 ha per person | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0306 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.051 ha per person | +66.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0407 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0202 ha per person | -50.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 ha per person | -50.2% |
| 1990 | 0.01 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.01 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.005 ha per person | -50.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 0.006 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.007 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.005 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 ha per person | +0.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0055 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 4.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0055 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0009 ha per person, 6.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +100.0% | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0204 ha per person |
| 1986 | +66.6% | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.051 ha per person |
| 1982 | -66.7% | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person |
| 1981 | +49.8% | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person |
| 1984 | +50.0% | 0.0204 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person |
| 1988 | -50.3% | 0.0407 ha per person | 0.0202 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0397 ha per person | 0.0265 ha per person | 0.0489 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0176 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0265 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.051 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 5 |
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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 bananas — area harvested, per capita in Tonga?
- Bananas — area harvested, per capita in Tonga was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.051 ha per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for bananas — area harvested, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 13th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.