Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Tonga
Tonga: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 5.73 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Tonga stood at 5.73 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Tonga peaked at 5.73 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.73 %, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 115th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.73 % | — |
| 1991 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.73 % | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.73 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.72 %, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5.73 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.33 %, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 5.73 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Tonga?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Tonga was 5.73 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 % in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Tonga ranks 115th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.