Land use hidden — Other areas in Tonga
Tonga: Land use hidden — Other areas was 280.5 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 280.5 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Tonga peaked at 450 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 280.5 Square kilometres, in 2015.
That places Tonga 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 450 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 440 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 430 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 420 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 410 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 390 Square kilometres | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 400 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 390 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 380 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 390 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 380 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 390 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 400 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 310.5 Square kilometres | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 310.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 310.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 310.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 310.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 300.5 Square kilometres | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 300.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 320.5 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 320.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 320.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 330.5 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 330.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 330.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 330.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 330.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 330.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 320.5 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 320.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 320.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 310.5 Square kilometres | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 310.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 310.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300.5 Square kilometres | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 300.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 290.5 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 280.5 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 280.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 280.5 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,110 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 280.5 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,897 Square kilometres, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 421.11 Square kilometres | 390 Square kilometres | 450 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 390 Square kilometres | 380 Square kilometres | 400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 388 Square kilometres | 380 Square kilometres | 400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 311.5 Square kilometres | 300.5 Square kilometres | 320.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 325.5 Square kilometres | 310.5 Square kilometres | 330.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 291.5 Square kilometres | 280.5 Square kilometres | 310.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.5 Square kilometres | 280.5 Square kilometres | 280.5 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 156 Faroe Islands 408.5 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Luxembourg 361.08 Square kilometres compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 302.9 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 270.74 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Barbados 267 Square kilometres compare
- 162 Saint Helena 250 Square kilometres 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 in Tonga?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Tonga was 280.5 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 450 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.5 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Tonga ranks 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata