Land use over the long-term in Tonga
Tonga: Land use over the long-term was 112.54 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
112.54 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 202 countries
All-time high
7,056 hectares
in 1956
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Tonga, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Tonga is 112.54 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Tonga peaked at 7,056 hectares in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
That places Tonga 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use over the long-term in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1700 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1710 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1720 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1730 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1740 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1750 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1760 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1770 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1780 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1790 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1800 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1810 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1820 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1830 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1840 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1850 | 1,830 hectares | — |
| 1860 | 1,634 hectares | -10.7% |
| 1870 | 1,543 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1880 | 1,452 hectares | -5.9% |
| 1890 | 1,362 hectares | -6.3% |
| 1900 | 1,272 hectares | -6.6% |
| 1910 | 953.59 hectares | -25.0% |
| 1920 | 929.29 hectares | -2.5% |
| 1930 | 920.22 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 920.42 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 931.28 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 721.49 hectares | -22.5% |
| 1952 | 500.27 hectares | -30.7% |
| 1953 | 310.54 hectares | -37.9% |
| 1954 | 145.71 hectares | -53.1% |
| 1955 | 59.25 hectares | -59.3% |
| 1956 | 7,056 hectares | +11808.7% |
| 1957 | 6,738 hectares | -4.5% |
| 1958 | 6,320 hectares | -6.2% |
| 1959 | 5,846 hectares | -7.5% |
| 1960 | 1,000 hectares | -82.9% |
| 1961 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 hectares | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 271.98 hectares | -86.4% |
| 1970 | 1,232 hectares | +353.1% |
| 1971 | 1,222 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1,216 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,212 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1,207 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,200 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2,190 hectares | +82.5% |
| 1977 | 2,176 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2,159 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 2,143 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1,128 hectares | -47.3% |
| 1981 | 1,116 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,106 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2,097 hectares | +89.6% |
| 1984 | 2,087 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,076 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2,063 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 2,050 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2,037 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 3,019 hectares | +48.2% |
| 1990 | 3,010 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,990 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,978 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,966 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,940 hectares | -34.6% |
| 1996 | 1,927 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3,890 hectares | +101.8% |
| 1998 | 3,879 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,867 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,781 hectares | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 3,768 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,753 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,745 hectares | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 2,730 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,720 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,711 hectares | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 1,701 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 695.27 hectares | -59.1% |
| 2015 | 112.54 hectares | -83.8% |
| 2016 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 112.54 hectares | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 112.54 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million hectares, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 112.54 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190,000 hectares, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +11808.7% | 59.25 hectares | 7,056 hectares |
| 1970 | +353.1% | 271.98 hectares | 1,232 hectares |
| 1997 | +101.8% | 1,927 hectares | 3,890 hectares |
| 1963 | +100.0% | 1,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares |
| 1983 | +89.6% | 1,106 hectares | 2,097 hectares |
| 1969 | -86.4% | 2,000 hectares | 271.98 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,830 hectares | 1,830 hectares | 1,830 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,634 hectares | 1,634 hectares | 1,634 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,543 hectares | 1,543 hectares | 1,543 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 1,452 hectares | 1,452 hectares | 1,452 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,362 hectares | 1,362 hectares | 1,362 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 1,272 hectares | 1,272 hectares | 1,272 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 953.59 hectares | 953.59 hectares | 953.59 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 929.29 hectares | 929.29 hectares | 929.29 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 920.22 hectares | 920.22 hectares | 920.22 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 920.42 hectares | 920.42 hectares | 920.42 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,863 hectares | 59.25 hectares | 7,056 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,527 hectares | 271.98 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,596 hectares | 1,200 hectares | 2,190 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,878 hectares | 1,106 hectares | 3,019 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,045 hectares | 1,927 hectares | 3,890 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,805 hectares | 2,745 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,012 hectares | 112.54 hectares | 2,730 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.54 hectares | 112.54 hectares | 112.54 hectares | 6 |
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- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 900 hectares compare
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- 189 Anguilla 0 hectares
- 189 Belgium 0 hectares compare
- 189 Egypt 0 hectares
- 189 Faroe Islands 0 hectares compare
- 189 Greenland 0 hectares
- 189 Hong Kong 0 hectares
- 189 Luxembourg 0 hectares compare
- 189 Malta 0 hectares
- 189 Mayotte 0 hectares
- 189 Netherlands Antilles 0 hectares
- 189 Singapore 0 hectares
- 189 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares
- 189 Taiwan 0 hectares compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares
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 over the long-term in Tonga?
- Land use over the long-term in Tonga was 112.54 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7,056 hectares in 1956.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Tonga rank for land use over the long-term?
- Tonga ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.