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 189th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
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
- 186 Faroe Islands 40.85 1000 ha compare
- 187 Guadeloupe 40.25 1000 ha compare
- 188 Luxembourg 35.71 1000 ha compare
- 190 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.99 1000 ha compare
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 26.88 1000 ha compare
- 192 Barbados 26.8 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Inland waters — Area 2.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 9.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.43 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 21.79 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 42.92 % (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 189th out of 240 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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About this data
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.