Tonga

Location
Nukuʻalofa
Tonga
21° 10' 0.12" S, 175° 11' 60" W
Capital City:
Nuku'alofa
Languages:
Tongan, English
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net enrollment ratio in primary education | 96.099999999999994 | 95.40000000000001 | 98.5 | MDG Database | ||||||||
| Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) | ||||||
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) | 99.019999999999996 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural land (1000 Ha) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | FAO | ||
| Forest area (sq km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | World Bank | |||
| Forest area (% of land area) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International tourism receipts (% of total exports) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40. |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country population | 98,587 | 99,102 | 99,749 | 100,475 | 101,205 | 101,879 | 102,495 | 103,066 | 103,566 | 103,967 | World Bank | |
| Population annual growth | 0.357684 | 0.521022 | 0.650741 | 0.725191 | 0.723922 | 0.663767 | 0.602818 | 0.555554 | 0.483953 | 0.386445 | World Bank | |
| Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDI - Human Development Index | 0.651 | 0.663 | 0.67 | 0.671 | 0.673 | 0.675 | 0.677 | UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a). |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | 3,450 | 3,580 | 3,830 | 3,960 | 4,080 | 4,130 | 4,310 | 4,390 | 4,540 | 4,570 | World Bank | |
| ODA received as % of GNI | 12.13 | 15.08 | 14.77 | 15.91 | 9.66 | 15.17 | 8.86 | 11.79 | 9.61 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) | ||
| Workers remittances (current US$) | 53,000,000 | 66,000,000 | 55,820,000 | 67,581,000 | 65,970,000 | 72,003,000 | 99,548,000 | 99,548,000 | UN Data |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric power consumption (kWh) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) | 121 | 139 | 143 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 176 | MDG Database (CDIAC Data) |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved water source (% of population with access) | 100 | 100 | 100 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected | 2.52 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
Coming soon.
Country Strategies:
25 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 March 2013: The Fourth Regional 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) Forum in Asia and the Pacific convened in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, from 18-20 March 2013, addressing the theme of “3Rs in the Context of the Rio+20 Outcomes – The Future We Want.” The meeting focused on waste minimization, reuse and recycling issues in various sectors, including agriculture, industry and energy. It also adopted the Ha Noi 3R Declaration, which sets out 30 waste management goals to be achieved by 2023.
Organized by the UN...

18 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 March 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project, jointly funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), is making gender a key consideration in its efforts to build resilience to climate change in Pacific island countries.
According to SPREP, when national adaptation activities are designed, gender-sensitive criteria...

13 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 March 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), with funding from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and technical support from Griffith University and the Fiji National University, has initiated an annual training course on best practice waste management techniques.
The two-week training course is being attended by 16 participants from eight Pacific island nations. The course, which has been developed specifically to address waste management...

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National focal point for sustainable development:
Central Planning Department
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