Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 0.3314 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Tonga is 0.3314 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Tonga peaked at 159.74 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -48.67 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places Tonga 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.7407 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.1103 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 1964 | 5.22 % change on previous year | +4634.8% |
| 1965 | -0.1815 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | -0.5245 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | -7.14 % change on previous year | +1261.8% |
| 1971 | 11.54 % change on previous year | -261.5% |
| 1972 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 1973 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3013 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9395 % change on previous year | -411.8% |
| 1976 | -0.2323 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1977 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +2584.0% |
| 1978 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1979 | -6.57 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1980 | -7.03 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1981 | -7.56 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1982 | -7.27 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1983 | -8.82 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1984 | -9.68 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1985 | -10.71 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1986 | -10.67 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1987 | -13.43 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1988 | -15.52 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1989 | -18.37 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 1990 | -20 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1991 | -0.125 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1992 | 19.99 % change on previous year | -16095.0% |
| 1993 | 71.34 % change on previous year | +256.8% |
| 1994 | -8.69 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1995 | -14.38 % change on previous year | +65.5% |
| 1996 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 1997 | 3.85 % change on previous year | +213.6% |
| 1998 | 11.11 % change on previous year | +188.9% |
| 1999 | -48.67 % change on previous year | -538.0% |
| 2000 | 159.74 % change on previous year | -428.2% |
| 2001 | -31.25 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 2002 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0203 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -5518.3% |
| 2005 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 9.77 % change on previous year | +603.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7407 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2008 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -1037.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3885 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4499 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4899 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2012 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -1411.7% |
| 2013 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -229.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3489 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7417 % change on previous year | +112.6% |
| 2016 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +65.6% |
| 2017 | -0.5388 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -292.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3671 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8495 % change on previous year | +131.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0999 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2022 | -2.45 % change on previous year | +2350.7% |
| 2023 | 0.366 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3314 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +16095.0% | -0.125 % change on previous year | 19.99 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +5518.3% | -0.0203 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +4634.8% | 0.1103 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | -2584.0% | -0.2323 % change on previous year | -6.23 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -2350.7% | -0.0999 % change on previous year | -2.45 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -1411.7% | 0.4899 % change on previous year | -6.43 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6709 % change on previous year | -0.5245 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.897 % change on previous year | -7.14 % change on previous year | 11.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -10.91 % change on previous year | -18.37 % change on previous year | -7.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 % change on previous year | -48.67 % change on previous year | 71.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4 % change on previous year | -31.25 % change on previous year | 159.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.603 % change on previous year | -6.43 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2003 % change on previous year | -2.45 % change on previous year | 0.8495 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 50 Ethiopia PDR 0.5236 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Congo 0.3718 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Brunei Darussalam 0.368 % change on previous year compare
- 54 New Zealand 0.3189 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Myanmar 0.2435 % change on previous year compare
- 56 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.231 % change on previous year 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 sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Tonga?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Tonga was 0.3314 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 159.74 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.67 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.