FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Cassava production in Tonga

In 2024 Tonga produced 7,094 t of cassava, the 70th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.7%. The record was 45,786 t in 1993. Area harvested: 463 ha, yield 15.3 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Today’s prices

Production, 2024: 7,094 t
World rank: 70 of 94
10-year change: −9.7%
Record: 45,786 t; 1993

Cassava in Tonga, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Tonga compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 15.3; world 10.2 (+50%)
kg per person: 68.1; world 41.9
10-year change: −9.7%; world +18%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
68	Vanuatu	10,050	0.00%
69	Micronesia	8,668	0.00%
70	Tonga	7,094	0.00%
71	Taiwan	6,826	0.00%
72	Suriname	3,915	0.00%

Full ranking of 94 countries

Map of world production of cassava

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Tonga is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	7,094	+0.0%	463	15.32
2023	7,091	−0.5%	463	15.32
2022	7,124	+0.8%	465	15.32
2021	7,066	−0.2%	461	15.33
2020	7,082	−2.0%	462	15.33
2019	7,224	+4.8%	472	15.31
2018	6,892	−5.5%	448	15.38
2017	7,294	−2.6%	479	15.23
2016	7,486	+13%	490	15.28
2015	6,603	−16%	439	15.04
2014	7,854	−1.8%	510	15.40
2013	8,000	+6.7%	520	15.38
2012	7,500	−3.7%	500	15.00
2011	7,788	−6.2%	540	14.42
2010	8,306	−6.8%	594	13.98
2009	8,908	−5.9%	655	13.60
2008	9,467	−2.4%	717	13.20
2007	9,700	+2.1%	770	12.60
2006	9,500	−3.9%	750	12.67
2005	9,890	−2.4%	775	12.76
2004	10,129	−1.8%	794	12.76
2003	10,317	+3.1%	806	12.80
2002	10,003	+11%	789	12.68
2001	9,000	−0.8%	700	12.86
2000	9,070	−43%	700	12.96
1999	16,000	−20%	1,215	13.17
1998	20,000	−20%	1,500	13.33
1997	25,000	−17%	1,900	13.16
1996	30,000	−14%	2,300	13.04
1995	35,000	−13%	2,700	12.96
1994	40,000	−13%	3,100	12.90
1993	45,786	+59%	2,647	17.30
1992	28,861	+20%	1,753	16.46
1991	24,051	−11%	1,217	19.76
1990	27,000	+8.0%	2,499	10.80
1989	25,000	+8.7%	2,100	11.90
1988	23,000	+15%	2,100	10.95
1987	20,000	+14%	2,200	9.09
1986	17,500	+14%	2,300	7.61
1985	15,391	−3.8%	2,444	6.30
1984	16,000	−1.8%	2,400	6.67
1983	16,300	+16%	2,400	6.79
1982	14,000	0.0%	2,200	6.36
1981	14,000	+4.0%	2,200	6.36
1980	13,468	−0.2%	2,150	6.26
1979	13,500	0.0%	2,100	6.43
1978	13,500	−6.9%	2,060	6.55
1977	14,500	−3.3%	2,070	7.00
1976	15,000	0.0%	2,080	7.21
1975	15,000	0.0%	2,050	7.32
1974	15,000	0.0%	2,000	7.50
1973	15,000	0.0%	1,950	7.69
1972	15,000	−12%	1,900	7.89
1971	17,000	−1.2%	1,880	9.04
1970	17,200	+1.2%	1,850	9.30
1969	17,000	−4.5%	1,800	9.44
1968	17,800	−1.1%	1,800	9.89
1967	18,000	−1.6%	1,800	10.00
1966	18,300	−1.1%	1,800	10.17
1965	18,500	−2.1%	1,800	10.28
1964	18,900	+3.3%	1,800	10.50
1963	18,289	+22%	1,700	10.76
1962	15,000	+101%	1,600	9.38
1961	7,478	—	1,489	5.02

Questions and answers

What is the production of cassava in Tonga?

Tonga produced 7,094 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Tonga rank in the world for production of cassava?

Tonga ranked 70th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.

How has the production of cassava in Tonga changed?

It fell by 9.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 45,786 t in 1993.

What is the yield of cassava in Tonga?

15.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (7,094 t from 463 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Tonga is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.