Vanilla, raw — Area harvested in Tonga
Tonga: Vanilla, raw — Area harvested was 265 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vanilla, raw — Area harvested in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, vanilla, raw — area harvested in Tonga stood at 265 ha.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vanilla, raw — area harvested in Tonga peaked at 804 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vanilla, raw — Area harvested in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 175 ha | — |
| 1969 | 175 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 175 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 175 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 175 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 177 ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 177 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 177 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 178 ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 178 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 178 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 178 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 178 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 200 ha | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 130 ha | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 322 ha | +147.7% |
| 1986 | 330 ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 335 ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 340 ha | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 350 ha | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 185 ha | -47.1% |
| 1991 | 162 ha | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 340 ha | +109.9% |
| 1993 | 804 ha | +136.5% |
| 1994 | 250 ha | -68.9% |
| 1995 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 336 ha | +34.4% |
| 1999 | 464 ha | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 290 ha | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 290 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 290 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 290 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 308 ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 306 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 300 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 320 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 299 ha | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 294 ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 300 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 290 ha | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 310 ha | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 300 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 282 ha | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 270 ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 284 ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 267 ha | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 268 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 267 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 265 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 264 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 265 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 265 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 265 ha | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 265 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,870 ha, 14% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vanilla, raw — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +147.7% | 130 ha | 322 ha |
| 1993 | +136.5% | 340 ha | 804 ha |
| 1992 | +109.9% | 162 ha | 340 ha |
| 1994 | -68.9% | 804 ha | 250 ha |
| 1990 | -47.1% | 350 ha | 185 ha |
| 1999 | +38.1% | 336 ha | 464 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.89 ha | 0 ha | 175 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 176.8 ha | 175 ha | 178 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 258.5 ha | 130 ha | 350 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 329.1 ha | 162 ha | 804 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 298.7 ha | 290 ha | 320 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 283.8 ha | 267 ha | 310 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 264.8 ha | 264 ha | 265 ha | 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 vanilla, raw — area harvested in Tonga?
- Vanilla, raw — area harvested in Tonga was 265 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vanilla, raw — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 804 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest vanilla, raw — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for vanilla, raw — area harvested?
- Tonga ranks 10th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vanilla, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vanilla, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.