People displaced internally by natural disasters in Tonga
Tonga: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 2,400 number of cases in 2022. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Tonga, 2012–2022
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,400 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2022.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Tonga peaked at 5,700 number of cases in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17 number of cases, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 93rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 400 number of cases | — |
| 2013 | 17 number of cases | -95.8% |
| 2014 | 5,300 number of cases | +31076.5% |
| 2016 | 3,000 number of cases | -43.4% |
| 2018 | 5,700 number of cases | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 2,700 number of cases | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 2,400 number of cases | -11.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,400 number of cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000 number of cases, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,400 number of cases is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,883 number of cases | 17 number of cases | 5,700 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,550 number of cases | 2,400 number of cases | 2,700 number of cases | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 people displaced internally by natural disasters in Tonga?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Tonga was 2,400 number of cases in 2022, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5,700 number of cases in 2018.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number of cases in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Tonga ranks 93rd out of 146 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.