Urban area over the long-term in Tonga
Tonga: Urban area over the long-term was 6.56 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
6.56 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
192nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
6.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Tonga, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area over the long-term in Tonga is 6.56 km² per grid cell, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Tonga peaked at 6.56 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Tonga 192nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Tonga, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0 km² per grid cell | +215.8% |
| 1200 | 0 km² per grid cell | +215.8% |
| 1300 | 0 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1710 | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | -36.0% |
| 1720 | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1730 | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1740 | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1750 | 0.0163 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1760 | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1770 | 0.0282 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1780 | 0.037 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1790 | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1800 | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1810 | 0.0844 km² per grid cell | +31.6% |
| 1820 | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | +31.9% |
| 1830 | 0.1469 km² per grid cell | +31.9% |
| 1840 | 0.1938 km² per grid cell | +31.9% |
| 1850 | 0.2558 km² per grid cell | +31.9% |
| 1860 | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | +31.9% |
| 1870 | 0.4363 km² per grid cell | +29.3% |
| 1880 | 0.5634 km² per grid cell | +29.1% |
| 1890 | 0.7242 km² per grid cell | +28.5% |
| 1900 | 0.9151 km² per grid cell | +26.4% |
| 1910 | 1.1 km² per grid cell | +20.7% |
| 1920 | 1.22 km² per grid cell | +10.0% |
| 1930 | 1.22 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 1.22 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.22 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1.25 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 1.32 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 1.4 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 1.47 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 1.55 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 1.64 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1957 | 1.72 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 1.81 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 1.9 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1960 | 2 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 2.1 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 2.22 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 2.34 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 2.47 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 2.62 km² per grid cell | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 2.79 km² per grid cell | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 2.95 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 3.07 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 3.17 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 3.23 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 3.25 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.23 km² per grid cell | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.18 km² per grid cell | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.14 km² per grid cell | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.12 km² per grid cell | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.14 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.2 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 3.28 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 3.36 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.42 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 3.45 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.47 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.47 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.48 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.51 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.55 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.6 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.64 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.69 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.74 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.79 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.85 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.9 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.96 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.01 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.05 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.09 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.14 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.19 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.25 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.3 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.36 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.41 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.47 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.53 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.59 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.65 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.71 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.77 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.83 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.92 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.02 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.11 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.21 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.31 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.41 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.51 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.61 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.71 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.81 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.96 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.11 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 6.26 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 6.41 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 6.56 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 6.56 km² per grid cell is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 995.59 km² per grid cell, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 6.56 km² per grid cell is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 954.94 km² per grid cell, 1% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +350.0% | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +350.0% | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +350.0% | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +350.0% | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell |
| 1700 | +350.0% | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +215.8% | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0163 km² per grid cell | 0.0163 km² per grid cell | 0.0163 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0282 km² per grid cell | 0.0282 km² per grid cell | 0.0282 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0844 km² per grid cell | 0.0844 km² per grid cell | 0.0844 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1469 km² per grid cell | 0.1469 km² per grid cell | 0.1469 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1938 km² per grid cell | 0.1938 km² per grid cell | 0.1938 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2558 km² per grid cell | 0.2558 km² per grid cell | 0.2558 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4363 km² per grid cell | 0.4363 km² per grid cell | 0.4363 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5634 km² per grid cell | 0.5634 km² per grid cell | 0.5634 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.7242 km² per grid cell | 0.7242 km² per grid cell | 0.7242 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9151 km² per grid cell | 0.9151 km² per grid cell | 0.9151 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.53 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 2 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.21 km² per grid cell | 3.12 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 3.42 km² per grid cell | 3.69 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 3.74 km² per grid cell | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 km² per grid cell | 4.25 km² per grid cell | 4.77 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 km² per grid cell | 4.83 km² per grid cell | 5.71 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.18 km² per grid cell | 5.81 km² per grid cell | 6.56 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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- 189 Grenada 12.37 km² per grid cell compare
- 190 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 8.7 km² per grid cell compare
- 191 Faroe Islands 6.63 km² per grid cell compare
- 193 Montserrat 6.34 km² per grid cell compare
- 194 Dominica 4.97 km² per grid cell compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 4.4 km² per grid cell 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 over the long-term in Tonga?
- Urban area over the long-term in Tonga was 6.56 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Tonga rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Tonga ranks 192nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.