Fish and seafood production in Tonga
Tonga: Fish and seafood production was 1,000 tonnes in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,000 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,000 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
1,000 tonnes
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Fish and seafood production in Tonga, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1,000 tonnes for fish and seafood production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Tonga ranks 181st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Fish and seafood production in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,000 tonnes | — |
| 2020 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38,000 tonnes, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,000 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 178,000 tonnes, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 181 Barbados 1,000 tonnes compare
- 181 Dominica 1,000 tonnes
- 181 Grenada 1,000 tonnes compare
- 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,000 tonnes compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 1,000 tonnes 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 fish and seafood production in Tonga?
- Fish and seafood production in Tonga was 1,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fish and seafood production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest fish and seafood production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 tonnes in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for fish and seafood production?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fish and seafood production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fish and seafood production is measured as the sum of seafood from wild catch and fish farming (aquaculture).