Forest area km in Tonga
Tonga: Forest area km was 8,730 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8,730
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
197th
of 235 countries
All-time high
8,730
in 1990
All-time low
8,730
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 8,730 for forest area km 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 km in Tonga peaked at 8,730 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,730, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 197th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area km in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,730 | — |
| 1991 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8,730 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 8,730 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 8,730 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,730 | 8,730 | 8,730 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,730 | 8,730 | 8,730 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,730 | 8,730 | 8,730 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,730 | 8,730 | 8,730 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 194 British Virgin Islands 9,970 compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 9,710 compare
- 196 Mayotte 9,600 compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 7,790 compare
- 199 Barbados 6,300 compare
- 199 Kuwait 6,300 compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1563 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Tonga?
- Forest area km in Tonga was 8,730 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,730 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,730 in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for forest area km?
- Tonga ranks 197th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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