Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.0089 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0089 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0089 units per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0029 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0089 units per square kilometre for urban area long term, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0089 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 89th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0089 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0088 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0089 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 86 New Zealand 0.0093 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Cambodia 0.0093 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Indonesia 0.009 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Uganda 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Bulgaria 0.0088 units per square kilometre 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 urban area long term, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0089 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.