Other land — Area in Tonga
Tonga: Other land — Area was 28.37 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Tonga stood at 28.37 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Tonga peaked at 33.27 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.37 1000 ha, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 206th of 259 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.27 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 31.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.27 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 30.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.27 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 32.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.27 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 33.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.91 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.55 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 32.2 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 31.84 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 31.48 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.12 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 30.77 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 30.41 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 30.05 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 29.69 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 29.33 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 28.98 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.51 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 30.15 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 28.63 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 28.53 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.49 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.51 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.47 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 28.45 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.42 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.39 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 28.37 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 28.37 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 28.37 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.37 1000 ha | 30.27 1000 ha | 32.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.98 1000 ha | 30.41 1000 ha | 33.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.29 1000 ha | 28.49 1000 ha | 30.51 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.42 1000 ha | 28.37 1000 ha | 28.47 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 203 Faroe Islands 40.85 1000 ha compare
- 204 Guadeloupe 40.25 1000 ha compare
- 205 Luxembourg 35.71 1000 ha compare
- 207 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.99 1000 ha compare
- 208 Antigua and Barbuda 26.88 1000 ha compare
- 209 Barbados 26.8 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Tonga?
- Other land — area in Tonga was 28.37 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33.27 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.37 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for other land — area?
- Tonga ranks 206th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.