Coconuts, in shell — Production in Tonga
Tonga: Coconuts, in shell — Production was 69,070 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Production in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coconuts, in shell — production in Tonga is 69,070 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — production in Tonga peaked at 141,800 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25,000 t, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 29th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Production in Tonga, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 120,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 80,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 95,000 t | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 85,000 t | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 81,000 t | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 100,000 t | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 100,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 80,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 105,000 t | +31.2% |
| 1970 | 76,000 t | -27.6% |
| 1971 | 83,000 t | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 108,000 t | +30.1% |
| 1973 | 88,000 t | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 105,000 t | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 125,000 t | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 115,000 t | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 105,000 t | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 75,000 t | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 75,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 105,000 t | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 98,000 t | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 50,000 t | -49.0% |
| 1983 | 50,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 55,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 52,000 t | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 70,000 t | +34.6% |
| 1987 | 45,000 t | -35.7% |
| 1988 | 32,000 t | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 30,000 t | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 25,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 25,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29,000 t | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 40,000 t | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 41,165 t | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 42,124 t | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 44,577 t | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 48,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 56,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 57,683 t | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 57,685 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58,000 t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 58,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 58,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75,130 t | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 141,800 t | +88.7% |
| 2008 | 140,500 t | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 139,900 t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 138,000 t | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 136,800 t | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 130,380 t | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 130,062 t | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90,000 t | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 86,400 t | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 67,200 t | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 67,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63,100 t | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 63,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64,300 t | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 65,400 t | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67,500 t | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 68,200 t | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 69,070 t | +1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 69,070 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,921 t, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 69,070 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 109,675 t, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +88.7% | 75,130 t | 141,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94,000 t | 80,000 t | 120,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,500 t | 75,000 t | 125,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,700 t | 30,000 t | 105,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,855 t | 25,000 t | 57,683 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,502 t | 57,685 t | 141,800 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,224 t | 63,100 t | 138,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,894 t | 64,300 t | 69,070 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 26 Kenya 87,155 t compare
- 27 El Salvador 75,498 t compare
- 28 Guinea 69,756 t compare
- 30 Madagascar 67,350 t compare
- 31 Samoa 64,661 t compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 51,175 t 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 coconuts, in shell — production in Tonga?
- Coconuts, in shell — production in Tonga was 69,070 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 141,800 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 t in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for coconuts, in shell — production?
- Tonga ranks 29th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — production rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Production. 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.