International tourist trips in Tonga
Tonga: International tourist trips was 18,400 in 2022. ▲ Rising
International tourist trips in Tonga, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourist trips in Tonga is 18,400, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 9,100.0% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist trips in Tonga peaked at 67,300 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 189th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
International tourist trips in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29,000 | — |
| 1996 | 27,000 | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 31,000 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 35,000 | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 32,000 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 37,000 | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 40,000 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 41,000 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 42,000 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 39,000 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 46,000 | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 50,000 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 45,700 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 47,100 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 46,000 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 47,400 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 48,200 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 50,400 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 53,800 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 59,100 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 62,500 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 54,000 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 67,300 | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 9,000 | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 200 | -97.8% |
| 2022 | 18,400 | +9100.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 18,400 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 18,400 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 727,000, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist trips 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 | +9100.0% | 200 | 18,400 |
| 2021 | -97.8% | 9,000 | 200 |
| 2020 | -86.6% | 67,300 | 9,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,000 | 26,000 | 31,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 40,770 | 32,000 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,580 | 46,000 | 67,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,200 | 200 | 18,400 | 3 |
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 international tourist trips in Tonga?
- International tourist trips in Tonga was 18,400 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist trips recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 67,300 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourist trips recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for international tourist trips?
- Tonga ranks 189th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is international tourist trips rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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