How does Tonga rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?

Tonga ranks 52nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga

Name: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tonga: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

52nd

of 181 countries

All-time high

0.625 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2015

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.625 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2015.

Tonga ranks 52nd of 181 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.625 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.6111 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.2%
1963	0.5972 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.3%
1964	0.5972 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.5833 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.3%
1966	0.5694 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.4%
1967	0.5694 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.5694 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.9%
1970	0.5556 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.6%
1971	0.5556 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.5%
1973	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.6%
1975	0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.6%
1977	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.6%
1981	0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.6%
1984	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.5556 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.6%
1990	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-22.4%
1991	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.4174 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.2%
1996	0.4174 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.4451 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+6.7%
1998	0.4451 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.4451 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.1%
2001	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.4451 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.0%
2007	0.4451 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.4451 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.1%
2010	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.4174 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.2%
2013	0.4174 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.4035 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.3%
2015	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.4%
2016	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

Tonga's 0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2195 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Tonga's 0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.248 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5849 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.625 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.5417 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.5556 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.5389 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.5556 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.4326 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4174 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4451 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.4521 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.4049 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Tonga

49 Kenya 0.4426 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
50 New Caledonia 0.4411 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
51 Afghanistan 0.3971 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
53 Kyrgyzstan 0.3885 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
54 Myanmar 0.3768 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
55 Belize 0.375 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga?: Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 0.625 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3896 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2015.
How does Tonga rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?: Tonga ranks 52nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.