Yams — Area harvested in Tonga
Tonga: Yams — Area harvested was 352 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Area harvested in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — area harvested in Tonga stood at 352 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — area harvested in Tonga peaked at 2,450 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 259 ha, in 1999.
Tonga ranks 48th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,309 ha | 2,300 ha | 2,350 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,353 ha | 2,200 ha | 2,450 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,650 ha | 1,200 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 531.3 ha | 259 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 348.9 ha | 292 ha | 370 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 357.3 ha | 343 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 350.4 ha | 347 ha | 352 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 45 Puerto Rico 413 ha compare
- 46 Malaysia 396 ha compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 392 ha compare
- 49 Fiji 291 ha compare
- 50 Guadeloupe 250 ha compare
- 51 Martinique 200 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture share gdp 18.57 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 18.57 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Rural population 78.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 81,794 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
- Bananas — Production 817.1 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — area harvested in Tonga?
- Yams — area harvested in Tonga was 352 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,450 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest yams — area harvested recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 259 ha in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for yams — area harvested?
- Tonga ranks 48th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — area harvested rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Yams — 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.