Forestland — Area, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Tonga is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2011.
That places Tonga 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 25% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 20% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 136 Uzbekistan 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 137 Sri Lanka 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 138 Malawi 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 140 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 141 Saudi Arabia 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 142 Gambia 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 138.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 110.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Tonga?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Tonga was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.