FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.2964 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2964 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.386 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.246 hectares per person, in 2005.
That places Tonga 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3821 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.386 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3756 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3655 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3688 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3718 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3633 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3565 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.374 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3554 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3493 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3434 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3378 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3308 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3225 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3042 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2998 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2983 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2973 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3068 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3064 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3062 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2959 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2959 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.296 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2959 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2948 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.293 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2817 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2808 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2803 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2799 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2797 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2795 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2893 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2892 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2682 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2663 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2646 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2532 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2517 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2503 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2489 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2475 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.246 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2541 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.253 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2523 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2612 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2607 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2603 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2699 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2708 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2814 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2922 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2938 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2942 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2937 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2934 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2933 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2939 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2951 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2964 hectares per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.2964 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.2964 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3715 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 0.386 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3239 hectares per person | 0.2973 hectares per person | 0.3554 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2973 hectares per person | 0.2817 hectares per person | 0.3068 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2778 hectares per person | 0.2646 hectares per person | 0.2893 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2518 hectares per person | 0.246 hectares per person | 0.2612 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.281 hectares per person | 0.2603 hectares per person | 0.2942 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2947 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 0.2964 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Tonga?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Tonga was 0.2964 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.386 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.246 hectares per person in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.