Forest rents in Tonga
Tonga: Forest rents was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Forest rents in Tonga, 1975–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in Tonga stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Tonga peaked at 0.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Tonga 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest rents in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +1527.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -60.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +83.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -47.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -46.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +52.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 29% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 79% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest rents in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1527.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 rents in Tonga?
- Forest rents in Tonga was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for forest rents?
- Tonga ranks 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.