Forest area in Tonga
Tonga: Forest area was 8,730 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8,730 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
197th
of 235 countries
All-time high
8,730 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
8,730 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 8,730 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Tonga peaked at 8,730 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,730 hectares, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 197th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,730 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8,730 hectares | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 8,730 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 8,730 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 194 British Virgin Islands 9,970 hectares compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 9,710 hectares compare
- 196 Mayotte 9,600 hectares compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 7,790 hectares compare
- 199 Barbados 6,300 hectares compare
- 199 Kuwait 6,300 hectares compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Tonga?
- Forest area in Tonga was 8,730 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,730 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,730 hectares in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for forest area?
- Tonga ranks 197th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.