Tonga

Location

Nukuʻalofa
Tonga
21° 10' 0.12" S, 175° 11' 60" W
Capital City: 
Nuku'alofa
Languages: 
Tongan, English
Category: Social
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
Category: Land
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
Category: Tourism
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.
Category: Demographics
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
Category: Indices
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).
Category: Economy
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
Category: Energy
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
Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
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)
Category: Freshwater
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
Category: Biodiversity
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)

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Country Strategies: 
Title Programme Name Programme Description Year
Disaster management Strategy - Tonga Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change Adaption and Disaster Risk Management 2010-2015 2010
Energy Strategy - Tonga Tonga Energy Road Map 2010-2020 2010
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Tonga The Kingdom of Tonga's initial national communication in response to its commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Strategy Description 2005
NBSAP - Tonga Fourth Report Review of Tonga National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Strategy Description 2010
NSDS - Tonga Social Aspects of Sustainable Development in Tonga, 2002 2002
09 Aug 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: Ministers of Pacific Island Countries have agreed on a regional cultural strategy, titled “Regional Cultural Strategy: Investing in Pacific Cultures 2010-2020.” The Cultural Strategy provides policy guidance for the Pacific, to assist in developing the cultural sector and promoting of Pacific cultures. The Strategy – mandated by the Pacific Plan – was adopted during the 11th Pacific Arts Festival, which convened from 2-11 July 2012, in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The...
07 Aug 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
2 August 2012: The Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC) held a meeting ahead of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF 43), to monitor progress on elements of the Plan. The 2012 Annual Pacific Plan Progress Report was presented to the Committee. The Report is based on progress reports from the PIF Secretariat (PIFS) and other members of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) as well as international agencies. It addresses issues relating to education, tourism and trade, among...
31 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
26 July 2012: Vanuatu has officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it has ratified its accession package, including terms of membership, thus becoming the 157th member of the WTO. Vanuatu has fully agreed to all WTO provisions, and is not requiring any transitional period except in intellectual property and the publication of trade information. It will become a full-fledged member of the WTO on 24 August 2012. WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said he expects Vanuatu’s...
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National focal point for sustainable development: 
Central Planning Department