Forest land — Share in Land area in Tonga
Tonga: Forest land — Share in Land area was 12.13 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 12.13 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Tonga peaked at 12.13 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.13 %, in 1990.
That places Tonga 186th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.13 % | — |
| 1991 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.13 % | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 12.13 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 31% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 12.13 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 12.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 Cabo Verde 12.52 % compare
- 184 Maldives 12.48 % compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 12.27 % compare
- 187 Côte d'Ivoire 12.12 % compare
- 187 Cote d'Ivoire 12.12 % compare
- 189 Eritrea 11.99 % 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 land — share in land area in Tonga?
- Forest land — share in land area in Tonga was 12.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.13 % in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.