Marshall Islands vs Tonga: Forest area
Marshall Islands
9,710 hectares
in 2025
Tonga
8,730 hectares
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
195th
Tonga rank
197th
Forest area over time
- Marshall Islands
- Tonga
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 9,710 hectares against 8,730 hectares in Tonga, a difference of 980 hectares.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 195th and Tonga ranks 197th of 235 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,400 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 670 hectares | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 9,400 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 670 hectares | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 9,462 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 732 hectares | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 9,710 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 980 hectares | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Marshall Islands or Tonga?
- Marshall Islands, at 9,710 hectares against 8,730 hectares in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Marshall Islands and Tonga?
- 980 hectares, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tonga?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Tonga rank globally for forest area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 195th 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.