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 42nd of 61 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.
Yams — Area harvested in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,350 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2,330 ha | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2,300 ha | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,330 ha | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2,360 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2,400 ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2,440 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2,450 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,350 ha | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 2,250 ha | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 2,200 ha | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 2,100 ha | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 2,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1,900 ha | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 1,800 ha | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 1,700 ha | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 1,600 ha | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 1,300 ha | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 1,200 ha | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 576 ha | -47.6% |
| 1992 | 784 ha | +36.1% |
| 1993 | 603 ha | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 350 ha | -42.0% |
| 1995 | 434 ha | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 426 ha | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 403 ha | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 378 ha | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 259 ha | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 292 ha | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 350 ha | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 359 ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 357 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 353 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 350 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 360 ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 370 ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 350 ha | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 348 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 345 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 343 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 360 ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 400 ha | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 359 ha | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 343 ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 367 ha | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 355 ha | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 351 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 350 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 347 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 349 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 352 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 352 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 352 ha | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 352 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 667 ha, 53% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 352 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,493 ha, 24% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — 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 | -47.6% | 1,100 ha | 576 ha |
| 1994 | -42.0% | 603 ha | 350 ha |
| 1992 | +36.1% | 576 ha | 784 ha |
| 1999 | -31.5% | 378 ha | 259 ha |
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
- 39 Puerto Rico 413 ha compare
- 40 Malaysia 396 ha compare
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 392 ha compare
- 43 Fiji 291 ha compare
- 44 Guadeloupe 250 ha compare
- 45 Martinique 200 ha compare
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 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 42nd out of 61 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.