Above-ground forest biomass in Tonga
Tonga: Above-ground forest biomass was 194.44 tonnes per hectare in 2020. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Tonga, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 194.44 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Tonga peaked at 194.44 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 194.44 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Tonga 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 194.44 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 33 Kenya 200.38 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Congo 198.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Costa Rica 196 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Switzerland 193.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Wallis and Futuna 192.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 39 Argentina 185.74 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2929 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0975 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.037 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Tonga?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Tonga was 194.44 tonnes per hectare in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 194.44 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 194.44 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Tonga ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)