Forest land — Area in Tonga
Tonga: Forest land — Area was 8.73 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Tonga is 8.73 1000 ha, measured 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 land — area in Tonga peaked at 8.73 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.73 1000 ha, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 202nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 8.73 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 199 British Virgin Islands 9.97 1000 ha compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 9.71 1000 ha compare
- 201 Mayotte 9.6 1000 ha compare
- 203 Antigua and Barbuda 7.79 1000 ha compare
- 204 Barbados 6.3 1000 ha compare
- 204 Kuwait 6.3 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 12 t (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.56 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.12 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.33 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Tonga?
- Forest land — area in Tonga was 8.73 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.73 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for forest land — area?
- Tonga ranks 202nd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.