Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0214 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0214 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0219 ha per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1985.
Tonga ranks 1st of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | +66.6% |
| 1987 | 0.001 ha per person | +99.3% |
| 1988 | 0.002 ha per person | +98.8% |
| 1989 | 0.005 ha per person | +148.9% |
| 1990 | 0.01 ha per person | +99.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 ha per person | +118.2% |
| 1992 | 0.011 ha per person | -49.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 ha per person | +91.9% |
| 1994 | 0.021 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.01 ha per person | -52.4% |
| 1996 | 0.014 ha per person | +39.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 ha per person | -36.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 ha per person | +68.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0174 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0176 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0176 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0177 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0178 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0197 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0182 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0189 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0214 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.02 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0207 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0209 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0211 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.021 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0212 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0213 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0213 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0214 ha per person | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0214 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 73.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0214 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 155.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +148.9% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person |
| 1991 | +118.2% | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0219 ha per person |
| 1987 | +99.3% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
| 1990 | +99.4% | 0.005 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person |
| 1988 | +98.8% | 0.001 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person |
| 1993 | +91.9% | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0211 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0219 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0181 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0214 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0213 ha per person | 0.021 ha per person | 0.0214 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Tonga?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Tonga was 0.0214 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0219 ha per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1985.
- How does Tonga rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.