Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Tonga
Tonga: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 0 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Tonga, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in Tonga is 0 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Tonga peaked at 4.49 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2015.
Tonga ranks 187th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.49 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4.17 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.85 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 3.53 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 2.88 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.56 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 2.24 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.92 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 1.28 1000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 1000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.64 1000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.32 1000 ha | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha | — |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35 1000 ha. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -100.0% | 0.32 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 1000 ha | 1.92 1000 ha | 4.49 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.48 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 1.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 184 Andorra 0.0125 1000 ha compare
- 185 Faroe Islands 0.01 1000 ha compare
- 186 Mayotte 0.001 1000 ha compare
- 187 Afghanistan 0 1000 ha
- 187 Algeria 0 1000 ha
- 187 Armenia 0 1000 ha
- 187 Australia 0 1000 ha
- 187 Azerbaijan 0 1000 ha
- 187 Bahrain 0 1000 ha
- 187 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 1000 ha
- 187 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1000 ha
- 187 Botswana 0 1000 ha
- 187 Colombia 0 1000 ha
- 187 Cook Islands 0 1000 ha
- 187 Costa Rica 0 1000 ha
- 187 Ecuador 0 1000 ha
- 187 Greece 0 1000 ha
- 187 Guadeloupe 0 1000 ha
- 187 Guatemala 0 1000 ha
- 187 Guinea 0 1000 ha
- 187 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 1000 ha
- 187 Iraq 0 1000 ha
- 187 Israel 0 1000 ha
- 187 Lebanon 0 1000 ha
- 187 Malta 0 1000 ha
- 187 Mongolia 0 1000 ha
- 187 Myanmar 0 1000 ha
- 187 New Caledonia 0 1000 ha compare
- 187 Nicaragua 0 1000 ha
- 187 North Macedonia 0 1000 ha
- 187 Paraguay 0 1000 ha
- 187 Poland 0 1000 ha
- 187 Qatar 0 1000 ha
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 ha
- 187 Samoa 0 1000 ha
- 187 Senegal 0 1000 ha
- 187 Serbia 0 1000 ha
- 187 Seychelles 0 1000 ha
- 187 Sudan (former) 0 1000 ha
- 187 Tajikistan 0 1000 ha
- 187 Tunisia 0 1000 ha
- 187 United Arab Emirates 0 1000 ha
- 187 Laos 0 1000 ha
- 187 Syria 0 1000 ha
- 187 Turkey 0 1000 ha compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Tonga?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Tonga was 0 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Tonga ranks 187th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.