Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita was 0.1053 kg/ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg/ha per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.1053 kg/ha per person for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.1438 kg/ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0899 kg/ha per person, in 1985.
Tonga ranks 5th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg/ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1346 kg/ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1438 kg/ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1438 kg/ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.138 kg/ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1335 kg/ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1301 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1264 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1224 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1193 kg/ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1154 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1144 kg/ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1101 kg/ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1079 kg/ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1052 kg/ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1009 kg/ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0992 kg/ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0952 kg/ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0917 kg/ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0938 kg/ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.092 kg/ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0918 kg/ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0917 kg/ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0921 kg/ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0915 kg/ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0899 kg/ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0949 kg/ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1003 kg/ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1073 kg/ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1114 kg/ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1076 kg/ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1399 kg/ha per person | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1196 kg/ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1379 kg/ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1231 kg/ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1204 kg/ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1205 kg/ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1205 kg/ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1213 kg/ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1166 kg/ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1134 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1118 kg/ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1096 kg/ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1093 kg/ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1087 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1078 kg/ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1075 kg/ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1036 kg/ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1054 kg/ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1054 kg/ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1054 kg/ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1055 kg/ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.103 kg/ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1054 kg/ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1057 kg/ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1038 kg/ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1058 kg/ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1053 kg/ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1038 kg/ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1046 kg/ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1053 kg/ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1051 kg/ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1039 kg/ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1049 kg/ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1053 kg/ha per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1324 kg/ha per person | 0.1193 kg/ha per person | 0.1438 kg/ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1034 kg/ha per person | 0.0917 kg/ha per person | 0.1154 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0963 kg/ha per person | 0.0899 kg/ha per person | 0.1114 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1227 kg/ha per person | 0.1076 kg/ha per person | 0.1399 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1082 kg/ha per person | 0.1036 kg/ha per person | 0.1134 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1048 kg/ha per person | 0.103 kg/ha per person | 0.1058 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1049 kg/ha per person | 0.1039 kg/ha per person | 0.1053 kg/ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 2 Faroe Islands 0.2791 kg/ha per person compare
- 3 Dominica 0.1573 kg/ha per person compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1308 kg/ha per person compare
- 6 Seychelles 0.1012 kg/ha per person compare
- 7 Barbados 0.0691 kg/ha per person compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0635 kg/ha per person compare
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 roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Tonga?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Tonga was 0.1053 kg/ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1438 kg/ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0899 kg/ha per person in 1985.
- How does Tonga rank for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.