Coffee bean yields in Tonga
Tonga: Coffee bean yields was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.37 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
10th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.86 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
1.25 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Coffee bean yields in Tonga, 1983–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, coffee bean yields in Tonga stood at 1.37 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Tonga peaked at 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.25 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Tonga 10th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1984 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6362 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6381 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 coffee bean yields in Tonga?
- Coffee bean yields in Tonga was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for coffee bean yields?
- Tonga ranks 10th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.