Inland waters — Area in Tonga
Tonga: Inland waters — Area was 2.9 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Tonga stood at 2.9 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Tonga peaked at 3 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.9 1000 ha, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 161st of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 1000 ha | 2.9 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 158 Costa Rica 4 1000 ha compare
- 159 Polynesia 3.9 1000 ha compare
- 160 Faroe Islands 3 1000 ha compare
- 162 Martinique 2.74 1000 ha compare
- 163 Cayman Islands 2.4 1000 ha compare
- 164 Djibouti 2 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 9.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.43 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 21.79 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 42.92 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 88.54 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Tonga?
- Inland waters — area in Tonga was 2.9 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for inland waters — area?
- Tonga ranks 161st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Inland waters — 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.