Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0072 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0072 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
114th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.011 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.007 Square kilometres per person
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0072 Square kilometres per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.011 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.007 Square kilometres per person, in 2011.
That places Tonga 114th 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 — Total area, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0072 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0072 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 111 Jordan 0.0078 Square kilometres per person compare
- 112 Czechia 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 113 Denmark 0.0072 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 Thailand 0.0072 Square kilometres per person compare
- 116 Ghana 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 117 Togo 0.0069 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 — total area, per capita in Tonga?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Tonga was 0.0072 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 Square kilometres per person in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 114th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.