Groundnut yields in Tonga
Tonga: Groundnut yields was 0.5972 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5972 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
109th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.4 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.5257 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut yields in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnut yields in Tonga stood at 0.5972 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Tonga peaked at 1.4 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5257 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Tonga ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9512 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9639 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9765 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5257 tonnes per hectare | -62.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5284 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5283 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5295 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5321 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5353 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5384 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5415 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5445 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5474 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5529 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5554 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5576 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5597 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5484 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5632 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5648 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5669 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6182 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5975 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6223 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6155 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6155 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6188 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5734 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.598 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5912 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5972 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.5972 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.5972 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.32 tonnes per hectare, 26% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -62.4% | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.5257 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9993 tonnes per hectare | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | 0.5257 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5544 tonnes per hectare | 0.5445 tonnes per hectare | 0.5648 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | 0.5734 tonnes per hectare | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 groundnut yields in Tonga?
- Groundnut yields in Tonga was 0.5972 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5257 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Tonga rank for groundnut yields?
- Tonga ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.