Cropland per person over the long-term in Tonga
Tonga: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.3294 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3294 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
38th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.06 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.3046 hectares per person
in 2005
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Tonga, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long-term in Tonga stood at 0.3294 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Tonga peaked at 1.06 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.3046 hectares per person, in 2005.
That places Tonga 38th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.06 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 1.03 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1200 | 0.9936 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1300 | 0.9541 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1400 | 0.9111 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1500 | 0.8636 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1600 | 0.8101 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1700 | 0.7485 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1710 | 0.7418 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1720 | 0.7349 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1730 | 0.7279 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1740 | 0.7208 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1750 | 0.7135 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1760 | 0.7061 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1770 | 0.6985 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1780 | 0.6907 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1790 | 0.6828 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1800 | 0.6747 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1810 | 0.6664 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1820 | 0.6578 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1830 | 0.6491 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1840 | 0.64 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1850 | 0.6308 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.6212 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.6114 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.6012 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1890 | 0.5906 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1900 | 0.5797 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.5683 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1920 | 0.5565 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5442 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 0.5312 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1950 | 0.5176 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.5162 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.5148 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.5133 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.5119 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5103 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.5089 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.5072 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.5058 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.5043 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.5032 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.4863 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4858 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4665 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4486 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4488 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4503 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4374 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4264 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4456 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4239 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.42 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4161 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4123 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4086 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4049 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3873 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3833 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3794 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3755 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3846 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3838 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3831 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3695 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3688 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.368 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3671 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3662 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3652 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3516 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3507 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3499 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.349 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3482 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3473 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.359 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3572 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3307 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3291 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3275 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3139 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.312 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3101 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3082 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3064 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3046 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3144 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3124 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3106 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3201 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3182 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3169 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3269 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3255 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3353 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3404 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3389 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3374 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3359 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3345 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.333 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3323 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3316 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3308 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3301 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3294 hectares per person | -0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.3294 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.3294 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.06 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.03 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.9936 hectares per person | 0.9936 hectares per person | 0.9936 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.9541 hectares per person | 0.9541 hectares per person | 0.9541 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.9111 hectares per person | 0.9111 hectares per person | 0.9111 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8636 hectares per person | 0.8636 hectares per person | 0.8636 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8101 hectares per person | 0.8101 hectares per person | 0.8101 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7485 hectares per person | 0.7485 hectares per person | 0.7485 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7418 hectares per person | 0.7418 hectares per person | 0.7418 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7349 hectares per person | 0.7349 hectares per person | 0.7349 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.7279 hectares per person | 0.7279 hectares per person | 0.7279 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.7208 hectares per person | 0.7208 hectares per person | 0.7208 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.7135 hectares per person | 0.7135 hectares per person | 0.7135 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7061 hectares per person | 0.7061 hectares per person | 0.7061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.6985 hectares per person | 0.6985 hectares per person | 0.6985 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.6907 hectares per person | 0.6907 hectares per person | 0.6907 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.6828 hectares per person | 0.6828 hectares per person | 0.6828 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.6747 hectares per person | 0.6747 hectares per person | 0.6747 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.6664 hectares per person | 0.6664 hectares per person | 0.6664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.6578 hectares per person | 0.6578 hectares per person | 0.6578 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.6491 hectares per person | 0.6491 hectares per person | 0.6491 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.64 hectares per person | 0.64 hectares per person | 0.64 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.6308 hectares per person | 0.6308 hectares per person | 0.6308 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.6212 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.6114 hectares per person | 0.6114 hectares per person | 0.6114 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.6012 hectares per person | 0.6012 hectares per person | 0.6012 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5906 hectares per person | 0.5906 hectares per person | 0.5906 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5797 hectares per person | 0.5797 hectares per person | 0.5797 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5683 hectares per person | 0.5683 hectares per person | 0.5683 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5565 hectares per person | 0.5565 hectares per person | 0.5565 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5442 hectares per person | 0.5442 hectares per person | 0.5442 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.5312 hectares per person | 0.5312 hectares per person | 0.5312 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.511 hectares per person | 0.5043 hectares per person | 0.5176 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4599 hectares per person | 0.4264 hectares per person | 0.5032 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4011 hectares per person | 0.3755 hectares per person | 0.4239 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3708 hectares per person | 0.3516 hectares per person | 0.3846 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3449 hectares per person | 0.3275 hectares per person | 0.359 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3113 hectares per person | 0.3046 hectares per person | 0.3201 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.331 hectares per person | 0.3169 hectares per person | 0.3404 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3312 hectares per person | 0.3294 hectares per person | 0.333 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Tonga?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Tonga was 0.3294 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3046 hectares per person in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Tonga ranks 38th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.