Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Tonga is 23.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Tonga peaked at 33.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 75th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.8% | — |
| 1992 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 30.7% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.9% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 29.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 23.6% | 28.7% | 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 (% of total employment) in Tonga?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Tonga was 23.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Tonga ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 (% of total 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).