Agricultural land in Tonga
Agricultural land made up 48.5% of the land area of Tonga in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Tonga, 2024
48.5%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
65th of 208
Agricultural land in Tonga over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.5% | – |
| 2023 | 48.5% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 48.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 45.5%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Tonga has the 65th highest value.
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Capture fisheries production
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Food production index
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