Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 33.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 33.2% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tonga peaked at 45.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2025.
That places Tonga 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.5% | — |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | -2.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 33.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 33.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.6%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 42.1% | 45.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 40.0% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 42.2% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 33.2% | 40.9% | 6 |
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 employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tonga?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tonga was 33.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).