Tomato yields in Tonga
Tonga: Tomato yields was 32.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.22 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
80th
of 174 countries
All-time high
33.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
13.27 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Tomato yields in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, tomato yields in Tonga stood at 32.22 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Tonga peaked at 33.03 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.27 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Tonga ranks 80th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tomato yields in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1964 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 13.27 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 17.72 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 19.92 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 20.69 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 21.47 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 23.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 24.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 25.93 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 26.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 27.86 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.86 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 31.48 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 31 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 31.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 33.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 31.3 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 32.86 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 31.91 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 31.9 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 31.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.57 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 32.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 32.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 32.22 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.29 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 32.22 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.43 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.95 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.75 tonnes per hectare | 13.27 tonnes per hectare | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.74 tonnes per hectare | 18 tonnes per hectare | 26.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.32 tonnes per hectare | 27.86 tonnes per hectare | 33.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.14 tonnes per hectare | 31.71 tonnes per hectare | 32.57 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 tomato yields in Tonga?
- Tomato yields in Tonga was 32.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33.03 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.27 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Tonga rank for tomato yields?
- Tonga ranks 80th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.