Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Tonga stood at 0 ha per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Tonga 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -36.2% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +105.9% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -45.2% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -52.1% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +153.1% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 19.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 14.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 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 | +153.1% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +105.9% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.