Starchy Roots — Food in Tonga
Tonga: Starchy Roots — Food was 11 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in Tonga, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food in Tonga stood at 11 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over five years.
That places Tonga 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 1000 t | 10 1000 t | 10 1000 t | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.75 1000 t | 10 1000 t | 12 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 166 Micronesia 13 1000 t compare
- 167 New Caledonia 12 1000 t compare
- 168 Micronesia (Federated States of) 11 1000 t compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 10 1000 t compare
- 171 Bahamas 9 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture share gdp 18.57 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 18.57 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Rural population 78.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 81,794 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
- Bananas — Production 817.1 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food in Tonga?
- Starchy roots — food in Tonga was 11 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for starchy roots — food?
- Tonga ranks 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.