Sweet potato production in Tonga
Tonga: Sweet potato production was 6,640 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6,640 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 120 countries
All-time high
15,647 tonnes
in 1974
All-time low
3,080 tonnes
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sweet potato production in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 13,600 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 13,615 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 14,326 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 14,300 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 14,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 14,225 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 13,209 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 14,733 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 15,400 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 15,600 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 15,647 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15,500 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 15,464 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 14,500 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 13,700 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 12,800 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 11,900 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 11,000 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 10,200 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 9,300 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 8,400 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 7,500 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 6,700 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 5,800 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 4,900 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 4,000 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 3,200 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 3,196 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,835 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 6,571 tonnes | +71.3% |
| 1994 | 6,000 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 5,137 tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 5,200 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5,400 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 3,080 tonnes | -48.7% |
| 2000 | 8,000 tonnes | +159.7% |
| 2001 | 5,500 tonnes | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 6,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 5,999 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,065 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,149 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6,750 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 6,800 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,328 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 6,352 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6,381 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6,412 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,000 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 6,500 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 6,523 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6,571 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6,652 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,616 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,684 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6,709 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6,766 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6,759 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,594 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 6,618 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 6,640 tonnes | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 6,640 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731 tonnes, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 6,640 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,628 tonnes, 12% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +159.7% | 3,080 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes |
| 1993 | +71.3% | 3,835 tonnes | 6,571 tonnes |
| 1999 | -48.7% | 6,000 tonnes | 3,080 tonnes |
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 |
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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.