Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Tonga
Tonga: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 463 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Tonga stood at 463 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Tonga peaked at 3,100 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 439 ha, in 2015.
Tonga ranks 66th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,489 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 ha | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,850 ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1,880 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1,900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,950 ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2,050 ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2,080 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 2,070 ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2,060 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2,100 ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2,150 ha | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2,200 ha | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,400 ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,444 ha | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2,300 ha | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 2,200 ha | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 2,100 ha | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 2,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,499 ha | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 1,217 ha | -51.3% |
| 1992 | 1,753 ha | +44.0% |
| 1993 | 2,647 ha | +51.0% |
| 1994 | 3,100 ha | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 2,700 ha | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 2,300 ha | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 1,900 ha | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 1,500 ha | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 1,215 ha | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 700 ha | -42.4% |
| 2001 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 789 ha | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 806 ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 794 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 775 ha | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 750 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 770 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 717 ha | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 655 ha | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 594 ha | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 540 ha | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 500 ha | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 520 ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 510 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 439 ha | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 490 ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 479 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 448 ha | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 472 ha | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 462 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 461 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 465 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 463 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 463 ha | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 463 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 463 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 7% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -51.3% | 2,499 ha | 1,217 ha |
| 1993 | +51.0% | 1,753 ha | 2,647 ha |
| 1992 | +44.0% | 1,217 ha | 1,753 ha |
| 2000 | -42.4% | 1,215 ha | 700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,732 ha | 1,489 ha | 1,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,994 ha | 1,850 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,249 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,444 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,083 ha | 1,215 ha | 3,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 745.6 ha | 655 ha | 806 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 499.2 ha | 439 ha | 594 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 462.8 ha | 461 ha | 465 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 63 Burkina Faso 1,054 ha compare
- 64 Jamaica 1,038 ha compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 625 ha compare
- 67 China, Taiwan Province of 326 ha compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 260 ha compare
- 69 French Polynesia 199 ha compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 199 ha 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Tonga?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Tonga was 463 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 439 ha in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Tonga ranks 66th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.