Sweet potato production in Tonga
Tonga: Sweet potato production was 6,640 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potato production in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 6,640 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Tonga peaked at 15,647 tonnes in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3,080 tonnes, in 1999.
Tonga ranks 75th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,052 tonnes | 13,500 tonnes | 14,326 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,655 tonnes | 12,800 tonnes | 15,647 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,970 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes | 11,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,762 tonnes | 3,080 tonnes | 6,571 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,394 tonnes | 5,500 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,505 tonnes | 6,000 tonnes | 6,709 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,675 tonnes | 6,594 tonnes | 6,766 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Tonga?
- Sweet potato production in Tonga was 6,640 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15,647 tonnes in 1974.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,080 tonnes in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for sweet potato production?
- Tonga ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.