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 78th of 105 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.
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
- 76 Polynesia 707 ha compare
- 77 Saint Lucia 625 ha compare
- 79 China, Taiwan Province of 326 ha compare
- 80 Cabo Verde 265 ha compare
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 260 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture share gdp 18.57 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 18.57 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Rural population 78.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 81,794 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
- Bananas — Production 817.1 t (2024)
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 78th out of 105 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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About this data
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.