Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0072 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0072 sq. km per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
138th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.011 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.007 sq. km per person
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tonga is 0.0072 sq. km per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.011 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.007 sq. km per person, in 2011.
Tonga ranks 138th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.011 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.007 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.007 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.007 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0072 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0072 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.011 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0082 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2935 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2945 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tonga?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tonga was 0.0072 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 sq. km per person in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Tonga ranks 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.