Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0027 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0027 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
83rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0066 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0026 Square kilometres per person
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Tonga is 0.0027 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 Square kilometres per person, in 2015.
That places Tonga 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0027 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0027 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 80 Burkina Faso 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 82 Armenia 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 84 Congo 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 85 Benin 0.0025 Square kilometres per person compare
- 86 Morocco 0.0024 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Tonga?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Tonga was 0.0027 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 Square kilometres per person in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.