Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Tonga
Tonga: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 14.6 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 14.6 % for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Tonga peaked at 14.6 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 %, in 2020.
Tonga ranks 63rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.33 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.54 % | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 10.63 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.26 % | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12 % | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 12.75 % | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 12.06 % | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 13.19 % | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.71 % | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.81 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.92 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.72 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.79 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.65 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.63 % | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1 % | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 9.65 % | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 9 % | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 12.92 % | +43.6% |
| 2022 | 9.41 % | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 14.6 % | +55.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 14.6 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3 %, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 14.6 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.41 %, 62% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +55.2% | 9.41 % | 14.6 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.64 % | 10.54 % | 13.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.24 % | 9.63 % | 13.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.48 % | 9 % | 14.6 % | 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 share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Tonga?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Tonga was 14.6 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 % in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Tonga ranks 63rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.