Breakdown of habitable land area in Tonga
Tonga: Breakdown of habitable land area was 970 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
970 hectares
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
183rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
990 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
910 hectares
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Breakdown of habitable land area in Tonga, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 970 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over five years.
That places Tonga 183rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 990 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 950 hectares | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 910 hectares | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 950 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 970 hectares | +2.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 970 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 970 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 180 Faroe Islands 1,090 hectares compare
- 181 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,070 hectares compare
- 182 Palau 990 hectares compare
- 184 Lebanon 920 hectares compare
- 185 Bahrain 770 hectares compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 750 hectares 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 breakdown of habitable land area in Tonga?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Tonga was 970 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 990 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 910 hectares in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.