Cassava, fresh — Yield in Tonga
Tonga: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 15,323 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — yield in Tonga is 15,323 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Tonga peaked at 19,762 kg/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5,022 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Tonga 31st out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,022 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,375 kg/ha | +86.7% |
| 1963 | 10,758 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 10,500 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 10,278 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 10,167 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 10,000 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 9,889 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 9,444 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 9,297 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 9,043 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 7,895 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 7,692 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 7,500 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 7,317 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 7,212 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 7,005 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 6,553 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 6,429 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 6,264 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 6,364 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 6,364 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,792 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 6,667 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 6,298 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 7,609 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 9,091 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 10,952 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 11,905 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 10,804 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 19,762 kg/ha | +82.9% |
| 1992 | 16,464 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 17,297 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 12,903 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 12,963 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 13,044 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 13,158 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 13,333 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 13,169 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 12,957 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 12,856 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12,685 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12,800 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12,762 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12,755 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12,667 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 12,597 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13,201 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 13,590 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13,990 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14,417 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 15,000 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 15,385 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15,390 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,048 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 15,286 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15,238 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,380 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15,300 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 15,318 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15,332 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15,316 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15,322 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,323 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 15,323 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,401 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 15,323 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,191 kg/ha, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +86.7% | 5,022 kg/ha | 9,375 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +82.9% | 10,804 kg/ha | 19,762 kg/ha |
| 1994 | -25.4% | 17,297 kg/ha | 12,903 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,493 kg/ha | 5,022 kg/ha | 10,758 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,594 kg/ha | 6,429 kg/ha | 9,297 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,830 kg/ha | 6,264 kg/ha | 11,905 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,290 kg/ha | 10,804 kg/ha | 19,762 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,887 kg/ha | 12,597 kg/ha | 13,590 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,043 kg/ha | 13,990 kg/ha | 15,390 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,322 kg/ha | 15,316 kg/ha | 15,332 kg/ha | 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 cassava, fresh — yield in Tonga?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Tonga was 15,323 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 19,762 kg/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,022 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Tonga ranks 31st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Yield. 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.