Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Tonga

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Tonga
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Tonga: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 1.54 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

1.54 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

184th

of 240 countries

All-time high

2.59 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

1.07 1000 ha

in 2008

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Tonga, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Tonga is 1.54 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Tonga peaked at 2.59 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.07 1000 ha, in 2008.

Tonga ranks 184th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.58 1000 ha	1.07 1000 ha	2.59 1000 ha	9
2010s	1.63 1000 ha	1.33 1000 ha	1.99 1000 ha	10
2020s	1.6 1000 ha	1.33 1000 ha	1.82 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

181 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.68 1000 ha compare
182 Liberia 1.67 1000 ha compare
182 Norfolk Island 1.67 1000 ha compare
185 Mauritius 1.48 1000 ha compare
186 Anguilla 1.39 1000 ha compare
187 Martinique 1.37 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Tonga?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Tonga was 1.54 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 2.59 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 1.07 1000 ha in 2008.
How does Tonga rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Tonga ranks 184th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.