Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Tonga
Tonga: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 97.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Tonga stood at 97.85.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Tonga peaked at 199.75 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 88.14, in 1999.
That places Tonga 100th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 199.75 | — |
| 1962 | 179.35 | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 184.99 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 177.51 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 177.94 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 191.89 | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 194.11 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 176.58 | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 175.09 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 154.73 | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 157.03 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 167.93 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 155.98 | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 163.69 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 170.72 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 164.7 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 155.38 | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 136.49 | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 135.77 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 146.22 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 142.27 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 113.58 | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 114.14 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 115.36 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 112.16 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 122.08 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 108.56 | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 100.02 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 99.48 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 96.8 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 98.94 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 97.77 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 120.49 | +23.2% |
| 1994 | 105.23 | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 95.16 | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 96.13 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 93.25 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 89.11 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 88.14 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 90.7 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 90.18 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.75 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 90.48 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 89.67 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.21 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.89 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 128.09 | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 124.24 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 123.65 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 122.44 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 121.78 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 119.49 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 120.75 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 103.53 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 101.74 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 94.73 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 94.98 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.05 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 93.15 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.65 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.88 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.97 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.07 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 97.85 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.13 | 175.09 | 199.75 | 9 |
| 1970s | 156.24 | 135.77 | 170.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.39 | 99.48 | 146.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.1 | 88.14 | 120.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.59 | 89.21 | 128.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.56 | 93.05 | 122.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.88 | 93.65 | 97.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 97 Iraq 98.75 compare
- 98 Costa Rica 98.66 compare
- 99 Italy 98.51 compare
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 97.84 compare
- 102 Estonia 97.61 compare
- 103 French Polynesia 97.52 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Tonga?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Tonga was 97.85 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 199.75 in 1961.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.14 in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Tonga ranks 100th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.