Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Tonga
Tonga: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 21,000 tonnes in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
21,000 tonnes
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
182nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
22,000 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
17,000 tonnes
in 2022
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Tonga, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Tonga stood at 21,000 tonnes.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over five years.
Tonga ranks 182nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20,000 tonnes | — |
| 2020 | 21,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 22,000 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 17,000 tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 21,000 tonnes | +23.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 21,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 861,000 tonnes, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 21,000 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 467,000 tonnes, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 1 |
| 2020s | 20,250 tonnes | 17,000 tonnes | 22,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 Saint Lucia 34,000 tonnes compare
- 180 Netherlands Antilles 32,000 tonnes
- 181 Samoa 31,000 tonnes compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 21,000 tonnes compare
- 184 Kiribati 20,000 tonnes compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 14,000 tonnes 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Tonga?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Tonga was 21,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 tonnes in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.