Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate was -69.7 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Tonga stood at -69.7 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 227.6% on the previous year and down 307.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Tonga peaked at 80.39 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -69.7 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 203rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 5.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 3.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 80.39 % change on previous year | +3919.6% |
| 1984 | -8.32 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1985 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1986 | 3.85 % change on previous year | +199.2% |
| 1987 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 21.43 % change on previous year | +478.6% |
| 1989 | 17.18 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 1991 | 15.93 % change on previous year | +59.4% |
| 1992 | 8.01 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1993 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 9.3 % change on previous year | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 1996 | 17.7 % change on previous year | +683.7% |
| 1997 | -6.17 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1998 | 16.44 % change on previous year | -366.4% |
| 1999 | 7.06 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 2000 | 6.59 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 11.34 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 2002 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2003 | 7.13 % change on previous year | +92.1% |
| 2004 | 8.33 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 34.2 % change on previous year | +496.0% |
| 2007 | 14.02 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2008 | 21.4 % change on previous year | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 21.4 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | -3.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 3.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | -61.29 % change on previous year | -1938.7% |
| 2015 | 10.17 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2016 | -16.79 % change on previous year | -265.2% |
| 2017 | 33.61 % change on previous year | -300.1% |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -54.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 2021 | 54.63 % change on previous year | +898.8% |
| 2022 | -69.7 % change on previous year | -227.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's -69.7 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -4.82 % change on previous year, 14.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's -69.7 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -4.42 % change on previous year, 15.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +3919.6% | 2 % change on previous year | 80.39 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -1938.7% | 3.33 % change on previous year | -61.29 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +898.8% | 5.47 % change on previous year | 54.63 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6511 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.86 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.75 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 80.39 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.52 % change on previous year | -8.32 % change on previous year | 21.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1990s | 8.83 % change on previous year | -6.17 % change on previous year | 17.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.39 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | 34.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.9 % change on previous year | -61.29 % change on previous year | 33.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.2 % change on previous year | -69.7 % change on previous year | 54.63 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 200 Mauritania -47.05 % change on previous year compare
- 201 Indonesia -49.19 % change on previous year compare
- 202 French Polynesia -52.42 % change on previous year compare
- 204 Haiti -77.38 % change on previous year compare
- 205 Madagascar -91.32 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Bhutan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo -100 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Guinea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau -100 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Nauru -100 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Chad -100 % change on previous year 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 landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Tonga?
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Tonga was -69.7 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 80.39 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.7 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Tonga ranks 203rd out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Landline phone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Landline phone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.