Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Tonga
Tonga: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 22.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Tonga stood at 22.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Tonga peaked at 22.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 1990.
That places Tonga 84th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.9% | — |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 22.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 22.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.4%, 54% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Tonga?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Tonga was 22.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Tonga ranks 84th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).