Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 9.19 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 9.19 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 21.73 t per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.28 t per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Tonga 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.75 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 18.89 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 18.91 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 19.9 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 19.86 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 19.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19.76 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 18.35 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 20.46 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 21.39 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 21.67 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 21.73 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 21.53 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 21.48 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 20.14 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 19.03 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 17.78 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 16.53 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 15.28 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 14.17 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 12.92 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 11.67 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 10.42 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 9.31 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 8.06 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 6.81 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 5.56 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 4.44 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 4.44 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.33 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 9.13 t per square kilometre | +71.3% |
| 1994 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 7.13 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 7.22 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.5 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 4.28 t per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2000 | 11.11 t per square kilometre | +159.7% |
| 2001 | 7.64 t per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.42 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.54 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 9.44 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.79 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 8.82 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.86 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.91 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 9.03 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 9.06 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.13 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.24 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.19 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.28 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.32 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.39 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.16 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 9.19 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +159.7% | 4.28 t per square kilometre | 11.11 t per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +71.3% | 5.33 t per square kilometre | 9.13 t per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -48.7% | 8.33 t per square kilometre | 4.28 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.52 t per square kilometre | 18.75 t per square kilometre | 19.9 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.35 t per square kilometre | 17.78 t per square kilometre | 21.73 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.07 t per square kilometre | 5.56 t per square kilometre | 16.53 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.61 t per square kilometre | 4.28 t per square kilometre | 9.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.88 t per square kilometre | 7.64 t per square kilometre | 11.11 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.03 t per square kilometre | 8.33 t per square kilometre | 9.32 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.28 t per square kilometre | 9.16 t per square kilometre | 9.4 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Tonga was 9.19 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 21.73 t per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.