Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Tonga
Tonga: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 26.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Tonga is 26.07, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Tonga peaked at 26.07 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.01, in 2000.
That places Tonga 181st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.01 | — |
| 2001 | 26.07 | +100.4% |
| 2002 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.07 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 26.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 26.07 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.76 | 13.01 | 26.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.07 | 26.07 | 26.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.07 | 26.07 | 26.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1563 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Tonga?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Tonga was 26.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 26.07 in 2001.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.01 in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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