Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tonga
Tonga: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 17.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 17.57 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tonga peaked at 17.57 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.72, in 2000.
That places Tonga 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.68 | 8.72 | 17.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.57 | 17.57 | 17.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.57 | 17.57 | 17.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tonga?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tonga was 17.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17.57 in 2001.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Tonga ranks 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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