Yams — Food supply in Tonga
Tonga: Yams — Food supply was 2,536 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Food supply in Tonga, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — food supply in Tonga stood at 2,536 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and up 33.1% over five years.
Tonga ranks 44th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Yams — Food supply in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,905 million Kcal | — |
| 2020 | 2,087 million Kcal | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 2,055 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3,117 million Kcal | +51.7% |
| 2023 | 2,536 million Kcal | -18.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,536 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 149.45 million Kcal, 17.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,536 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 419.89 million Kcal, 6.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,905 million Kcal | 1,905 million Kcal | 1,905 million Kcal | 1 |
| 2020s | 2,449 million Kcal | 2,055 million Kcal | 3,117 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 41 China, Taiwan Province of 3,735 million Kcal compare
- 42 Polynesia 2,686 million Kcal compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 2,669 million Kcal compare
- 45 Mauritania 2,471 million Kcal compare
- 46 Pakistan 2,439 million Kcal compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 1,509 million Kcal 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 — food supply in Tonga?
- Yams — food supply in Tonga was 2,536 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3,117 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,905 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for yams — food supply?
- Tonga ranks 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.