Agriculture Census 2001

The recent Agriculture Census Report is the year 2001. The agricultural census was jointly implemented by the MAF and the Statistics Department. The information will be invaluable not only in confirming agriculture sector benchmarks for national account purposes but also provide the most needed data for strategic planning and policy formulation for the Government and other organisations involved in agricultural development in Tonga.

Proportion of Households with Respect to the Level of Agricultural Activity to the Total Households,by Location of Households: 2001

Agriculture Proportion of Households (including Level of Agricultural activity) etc.

		Proportion of Households (%) by level of Agricultural Activity
Location of Household	Total Households	Non-Agricultural	Minor Agricultural	Agriculturally Active
Kingdom of Tonga	15,738	30.4	5.3	64.2
Tongatapu	10,583	38.6	7.3	54.2
Vava'u	2,625	15.4	1.4	83.2
Ha'apai	1,298	15.6	1.5	82.90000000000001
'Eua	863	9	1.3	89.7
Niuas	369	8.9	0.5	90.5

Present Status of Tax Allotment

Number of Households Owning Tax Allotment and Number and Area of Owned Tax Allotment,by Present Status of Tax Allotment: 2001

	No. of Households Owning	Number of Owned	Area of Owned
Present Status of Tax Allotment	Tax Allotment	Tax Allotment	Tax Allotment
TOTAL	6,447	6,577	53,725
Cultivated under crops by owner/household	3,695	3,734	31,216
Rented out to other households for pay	245	245	3,769
Rented out to other households without pay	2,102	2,124	17,881
Fallow	2,311	2,317	18,190
Under bush/forest growth	89	701	7,316
Other Status	241	243	2,424

No. of Household keeping livestock

Number of Households Keeping Livestock and Number of Livestock kept as of the Time of Enumeration,by Kind of Livestock : 2001

Kind of Livestock	No. of Households	No. of Livestock Kept	Average No. of Livestock Kept
Cattle	2,311	10,354	4
Pig	11,594	113,580	10
Horse	1,640	3,255	2
Goat	805	2,741	3
Chicken	7,729	177,829	23
Duck	126	1,119	9

Agriculture Census 2001 report

Contact organization: Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFF)

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