Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0064 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Tonga is 0.0064 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0162 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per person, in 1999.
Tonga ranks 7th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0162 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0157 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0162 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0158 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0154 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.015 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0145 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.013 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.014 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0149 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.014 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0124 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0102 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.008 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0064 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.004 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 ha per person | +107.9% |
| 1994 | 0.005 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per person | -50.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 ha per person | +158.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.006 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0064 ha per person | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +158.6% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person |
| 1993 | +107.9% | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person |
| 1999 | -50.5% | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Tonga?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Tonga was 0.0064 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 7th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.