ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Tonga

Tonga: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 12.7 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
12.7 %
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
78th
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.5 %
in 1992
All-time low
10.5 %
in 2002
Years of data
35
1991–2025

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Tonga, 1991–2025

0510151991200820251991: 13.1 %1992: 13.5 %1993: 13.5 %1994: 12.9 %1995: 12.2 %1996: 12.1 %1997: 12.2 %1998: 12 %1999: 11.9 %2000: 11.3 %2001: 11.1 %2002: 10.5 %2003: 10.6 %2004: 11.3 %2005: 11.5 %2006: 12 %2007: 12.8 %2008: 12.1 %2009: 13.2 %2010: 13.4 %2011: 12.7 %2012: 12.8 %2013: 12.9 %2014: 12.7 %2015: 12.8 %2016: 12.9 %2017: 12.5 %2018: 12.3 %2019: 12 %2020: 12.2 %2021: 12.2 %2022: 13.1 %2023: 13.5 %2024: 13.1 %2025: 12.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 12.7 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Tonga peaked at 13.5 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.5 %, in 2002.

That places Tonga 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value in Tonga, 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 13.1 %
1992 13.5 % +3.1%
1993 13.5 % +0.0%
1994 12.9 % -4.4%
1995 12.2 % -5.4%
1996 12.1 % -0.8%
1997 12.2 % +0.8%
1998 12 % -1.6%
1999 11.9 % -0.8%
2000 11.3 % -5.0%
2001 11.1 % -1.8%
2002 10.5 % -5.4%
2003 10.6 % +1.0%
2004 11.3 % +6.6%
2005 11.5 % +1.8%
2006 12 % +4.3%
2007 12.8 % +6.7%
2008 12.1 % -5.5%
2009 13.2 % +9.1%
2010 13.4 % +1.5%
2011 12.7 % -5.2%
2012 12.8 % +0.8%
2013 12.9 % +0.8%
2014 12.7 % -1.6%
2015 12.8 % +0.8%
2016 12.9 % +0.8%
2017 12.5 % -3.1%
2018 12.3 % -1.6%
2019 12 % -2.4%
2020 12.2 % +1.7%
2021 12.2 % +0.0%
2022 13.1 % +7.4%
2023 13.5 % +3.1%
2024 13.1 % -3.0%
2025 12.7 % -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.6 % 11.9 % 13.5 % 9
2000s 11.64 % 10.5 % 13.2 % 10
2010s 12.7 % 12 % 13.4 % 10
2020s 12.8 % 12.2 % 13.5 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Tonga?
Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Tonga was 12.7 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 13.5 % in 1992.
What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5 % in 2002.
How does Tonga rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
Tonga ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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226 places, 7,893 data points, 1991–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.