Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Tonga

Employment in agriculture in Tonga in 2025 — 23.6%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2025 23.6% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 182
Period maximum 33.8%1992
Period minimum 23.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Tonga, 1991–20252025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 33.8%1992: 33.8%1993: 33.3%1994: 32.1%1995: 31.3%1996: 31.2%1997: 31.1%1998: 30.9%1999: 30.7%2000: 29.9%2001: 29.6%2002: 28.9%2003: 29.1%2004: 29.9%2005: 30.1%2006: 30.6%2007: 31.7%2008: 30.9%2009: 32.2%2010: 32.6%2011: 31.9%2012: 32%2013: 32.1%2014: 31.9%2015: 32%2016: 32.2%2017: 31.5%2018: 31.1%2019: 29.6%2020: 28.7%2021: 26.7%2022: 25.9%2023: 24.8%2024: 24.2%2025: 23.6%
Change over the period: −10.2 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 23.6%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.6 −0.6 pp
2024 24.2 −0.5 pp
2023 24.8 −1.1 pp
2022 25.9 −0.8 pp
2021 26.7 −1.9 pp
2020 28.7 −0.9 pp
2019 29.6 −1.5 pp
2018 31.1 −0.4 pp
2017 31.5 −0.7 pp
2016 32.2 +0.1 pp
2015 32 +0.1 pp
2014 31.9 −0.2 pp
2013 32.1 +0.1 pp
2012 32 +0.1 pp
2011 31.9 −0.6 pp
2010 32.6 +0.4 pp
2009 32.2 +1.3 pp
2008 30.9 −0.8 pp
2007 31.7 +1.1 pp
2006 30.6 +0.5 pp
2005 30.1 +0.2 pp
2004 29.9 +0.8 pp
2003 29.1 +0.1 pp
2002 28.9 −0.6 pp
2001 29.6 −0.4 pp
2000 29.9 −0.8 pp
1999 30.7 −0.2 pp
1998 30.9 −0.2 pp
1997 31.1 −0 pp
1996 31.2 −0.1 pp
1995 31.3 −0.8 pp
1994 32.1 −1.3 pp
1993 33.3 −0.5 pp
1992 33.8 +0 pp
1991 33.8

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.