British Virgin Islands vs Tonga: Forest area
British Virgin Islands
9,970 hectares
in 2025
Tonga
8,730 hectares
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
194th
Tonga rank
197th
Forest area over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Tonga
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 9,970 hectares against 8,730 hectares in Tonga, a difference of 1,240 hectares.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.
British Virgin Islands ranks 194th and Tonga ranks 197th of 235 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,996 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 1,266 hectares | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 9,986 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 1,256 hectares | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 9,973 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 1,243 hectares | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 9,970 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 1,240 hectares | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, British Virgin Islands or Tonga?
- British Virgin Islands, at 9,970 hectares against 8,730 hectares in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between British Virgin Islands and Tonga?
- 1,240 hectares, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Tonga?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Tonga rank globally for forest area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 194th and Tonga ranks 197th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.