Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0637 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0637 t per person.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.1984 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0302 t per person, in 1999.
Tonga ranks 6th 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 — Production, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1984 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1945 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1894 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1939 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1883 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1833 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1792 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1758 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1716 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1565 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1715 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1763 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1757 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1725 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1666 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1622 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1499 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1409 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1312 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1217 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1123 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1041 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0949 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0857 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0765 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0684 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.059 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0495 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0402 t per person | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0321 t per person | -20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.032 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0383 t per person | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0656 t per person | +71.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0599 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0513 t per person | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0519 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0536 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0592 t per person | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0302 t per person | -49.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0779 t per person | +158.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0532 t per person | -31.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0578 t per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0574 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0577 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0582 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0635 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0637 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0591 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0593 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0594 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0596 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0558 t per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0607 t per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0612 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0619 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.063 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0628 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0633 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0635 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.064 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0641 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0628 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0633 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0637 t per person | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, 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 | +158.1% | 0.0302 t per person | 0.0779 t per person |
| 1993 | +71.2% | 0.0383 t per person | 0.0656 t per person |
| 1999 | -49.0% | 0.0592 t per person | 0.0302 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.186 t per person | 0.1716 t per person | 0.1984 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1603 t per person | 0.1312 t per person | 0.1763 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0812 t per person | 0.0402 t per person | 0.1217 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0474 t per person | 0.0302 t per person | 0.0656 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0608 t per person | 0.0532 t per person | 0.0779 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0611 t per person | 0.0558 t per person | 0.0635 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0636 t per person | 0.0628 t per person | 0.0641 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 3 Rwanda 0.0981 t per person compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 0.0692 t per person compare
- 5 Burundi 0.0672 t per person compare
- 7 Angola 0.0561 t per person compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 0.0541 t per person compare
- 9 Madagascar 0.0406 t per person 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, per capita in Tonga?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Tonga was 0.0637 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1984 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0302 t per person in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 6th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.