Share global forest in Tonga
Tonga: Share global forest was 0.0002 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0002
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
197th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0002
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Tonga is 0.0002, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Tonga peaked at 0.0002 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1990.
That places Tonga 197th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share global forest in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0002 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0002 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 194 British Virgin Islands 0.0002 compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 0.0002 compare
- 196 Mayotte 0.0002 compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0002 compare
- 199 Barbados 0.0002 compare
- 199 Kuwait 0.0002 compare
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 share global forest in Tonga?
- Share global forest in Tonga was 0.0002 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for share global forest?
- Tonga ranks 197th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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