Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.1 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 3.1 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 3.19 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0417 ha per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Tonga 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2778 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6944 ha per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1990 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | +118.6% |
| 1992 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 1993 | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 1994 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 1996 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1999 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 2000 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 2.55 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.1 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0291 ha per square kilometre, 106.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.1 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0126 ha per square kilometre, 246.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +150.0% | 0.2778 ha per square kilometre | 0.6944 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +118.6% | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 3.04 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +100.0% | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +100.0% | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | 0.2778 ha per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +100.0% | 0.6944 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +92.1% | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | 2.93 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | 0.6944 ha per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 ha per square kilometre | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Tonga?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tonga was 3.1 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0417 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Tonga rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.