Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tonga
Tonga: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 17.42 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tonga, 2016–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tonga stood at 17.42 %.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 157th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17.23 % | — |
| 2017 | 21.59 % | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 34.43 % | +59.5% |
| 2019 | 26.51 % | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 22.37 % | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 19.51 % | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 18.57 % | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 17.42 % | -6.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17.42 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.09 %, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 17.42 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.52 %, 34% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.94 % | 17.23 % | 34.43 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.47 % | 17.42 % | 22.37 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 154 Sierra Leone 26.69 % compare
- 155 Benin 26.16 % compare
- 156 China, mainland 24.74 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tonga?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tonga was 17.42 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 34.43 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.23 % in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Tonga ranks 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.