Land area in hectares, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.6884 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6884 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
136th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.06 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.6693 hectares per person
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares, per capita in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area in hectares, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.6884 hectares per person.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Tonga peaked at 1.06 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6693 hectares per person, in 2011.
Tonga ranks 136th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 1 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9746 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9483 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9231 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9021 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.885 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8687 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8531 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8382 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8242 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8108 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.794 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7741 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7553 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7444 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7407 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7381 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7364 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7354 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7348 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7347 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7348 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7348 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7346 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7319 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7275 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7243 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7222 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7208 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7198 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7193 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7188 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7184 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.718 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7152 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7101 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7056 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7012 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6971 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6931 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6892 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6853 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6814 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6776 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6746 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6728 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6716 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6704 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6693 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.67 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6724 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6754 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6786 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6823 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6834 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.682 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6814 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6811 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6825 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6854 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6884 hectares per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.6884 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 57% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.6884 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9546 hectares per person | 0.8687 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7873 hectares per person | 0.7381 hectares per person | 0.8531 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7329 hectares per person | 0.7243 hectares per person | 0.7364 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7168 hectares per person | 0.7056 hectares per person | 0.7222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6844 hectares per person | 0.6716 hectares per person | 0.7012 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6765 hectares per person | 0.6693 hectares per person | 0.6834 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6844 hectares per person | 0.6811 hectares per person | 0.6884 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 133 Cape Verde 0.7715 hectares per person compare
- 134 Thailand 0.7125 hectares per person compare
- 135 Czechia 0.7103 hectares per person compare
- 137 Cyprus 0.687 hectares per person compare
- 138 United Arab Emirates 0.6774 hectares per person compare
- 139 Isle of Man 0.6772 hectares per person 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 land area in hectares, per capita in Tonga?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Tonga was 0.6884 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6693 hectares per person in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.