Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Tonga
Tonga: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 24.58 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tonga, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tonga stood at 24.58 trips per square kilometre.
The figure is up 8,750.0% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tonga peaked at 88.19 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2778 trips per square kilometre, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 67th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.33 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 29.17 trips per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 31.94 trips per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 29.17 trips per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 36.11 trips per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 37.5 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 36.11 trips per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 50 trips per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 50 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.89 trips per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 59.17 trips per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 59.03 trips per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 56.53 trips per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 59.31 trips per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 59.72 trips per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 62.36 trips per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 68.75 trips per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 75.42 trips per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 80.14 trips per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 69.03 trips per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 88.19 trips per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 11.94 trips per square kilometre | -86.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2778 trips per square kilometre | -97.7% |
| 2022 | 24.58 trips per square kilometre | +8750.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 24.58 trips per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.98 trips per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 24.58 trips per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +8750.0% | 0.2778 trips per square kilometre | 24.58 trips per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -97.7% | 11.94 trips per square kilometre | 0.2778 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -86.5% | 88.19 trips per square kilometre | 11.94 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.94 trips per square kilometre | 29.17 trips per square kilometre | 36.11 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.44 trips per square kilometre | 36.11 trips per square kilometre | 63.89 trips per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.85 trips per square kilometre | 56.53 trips per square kilometre | 88.19 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.27 trips per square kilometre | 0.2778 trips per square kilometre | 24.58 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 64 Latvia 28.54 trips per square kilometre compare
- 65 Lithuania 26.83 trips per square kilometre compare
- 66 Morocco 25.8 trips per square kilometre compare
- 68 Eswatini 24.25 trips per square kilometre compare
- 69 Mexico 21.57 trips per square kilometre compare
- 70 Vietnam 20.91 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tonga?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tonga was 24.58 trips per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 88.19 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2778 trips per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Tonga ranks 67th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.