Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0393 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0393 ha per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.1293 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 ha per person, in 1990.
That places Tonga 54th out of 165 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1293 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1118 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1159 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1157 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1064 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1076 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1052 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0998 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1018 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0942 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0962 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1004 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1011 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0992 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0968 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0955 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0946 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0844 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0846 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1053 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0957 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0541 ha per person | -43.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0541 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0653 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0653 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0653 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0447 ha per person | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0445 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0366 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0567 ha per person | +55.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0573 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0782 ha per person | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0688 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0657 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0644 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0676 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0744 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0847 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0841 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0812 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0805 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0794 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0779 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0722 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0966 ha per person | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0979 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0988 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1046 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1052 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1004 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0931 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0903 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 ha per person | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0476 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0424 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0489 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0429 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0386 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0393 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0393 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0399 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0396 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0393 ha per person | -0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0393 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0393 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0413 ha per person, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +55.0% | 0.0366 ha per person | 0.0567 ha per person |
| 1982 | -43.5% | 0.0957 ha per person | 0.0541 ha per person |
| 2014 | -40.7% | 0.0903 ha per person | 0.0535 ha per person |
| 1993 | +36.4% | 0.0573 ha per person | 0.0782 ha per person |
| 2006 | +33.9% | 0.0722 ha per person | 0.0966 ha per person |
| 1987 | -31.5% | 0.0653 ha per person | 0.0447 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1104 ha per person | 0.0998 ha per person | 0.1293 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0947 ha per person | 0.0844 ha per person | 0.1011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0639 ha per person | 0.0443 ha per person | 0.1053 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0654 ha per person | 0.0366 ha per person | 0.0847 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0873 ha per person | 0.0722 ha per person | 0.1046 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0663 ha per person | 0.0386 ha per person | 0.1052 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0395 ha per person | 0.0393 ha per person | 0.0399 ha per person | 5 |
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Tonga?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Tonga was 0.0393 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1293 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 54th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.