Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Tonga
Tonga: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 7,177 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7,177 ha for vegetables primary — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Tonga peaked at 7,177 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,715 ha, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 175th of 251 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,715 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,715 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,720 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 3,750 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 3,773 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 3,825 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3,875 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3,880 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 3,890 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 3,930 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3,980 ha | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 4,030 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 4,060 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 4,080 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4,100 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4,130 ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 4,130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,150 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 4,180 ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4,220 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 4,230 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 4,260 ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 4,280 ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4,330 ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 4,480 ha | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4,830 ha | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 5,383 ha | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 6,735 ha | +25.1% |
| 1992 | 5,520 ha | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 6,420 ha | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 6,419 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,280 ha | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 5,650 ha | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 5,804 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5,220 ha | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 5,983 ha | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 6,097 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6,133 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,363 ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 6,221 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6,275 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6,331 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6,410 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6,720 ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 6,517 ha | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 6,562 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6,599 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,635 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,877 ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 6,710 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,769 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6,840 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 6,901 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6,964 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,032 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,076 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7,079 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,106 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7,134 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7,152 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7,177 ha | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7,177 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,947 ha, 17% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7,177 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,233 ha, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +25.1% | 5,383 ha | 6,735 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,794 ha | 3,715 ha | 3,890 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,070 ha | 3,930 ha | 4,130 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,309 ha | 4,130 ha | 4,830 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,841 ha | 5,220 ha | 6,735 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,363 ha | 6,097 ha | 6,720 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,840 ha | 6,599 ha | 7,076 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,130 ha | 7,079 ha | 7,177 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2935 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2945 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Tonga?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Tonga was 7,177 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7,177 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,715 ha in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.