Tonga

 
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Tonga
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDPNA[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capitaNA[$]
Population0.11[millions]
Land Area767.37[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 80 43.80 -3.00
Ecosystem Vitality 105 40.90 4.50
Biodiversity 139 31.90 0.90
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 120 58.30 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 121 58.30 NA
Marine protected areas 107 0.50 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 167 5.00 5.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 96 42.60 NA
Species Protection Index 160 9.30 2.50
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services NA NA NA
Tree cover loss NA NA NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 8 54.80 4.60
Fish Stock Status 1 100.00 9.20
Marine Trophic Index 101 9.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 85 70.50 8.30
SO2 growth rate 148 41.10 -34.60
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 51.30
Agriculture 92 34.10 16.80
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 111 34.10 16.80
Water Resources NA NA NA
Wastewater treatment NA NA NA
Health 67 45.60 1.40
Air Quality 68 41.90 0.90
PM2.5 52 42.60 -2.40
Household solid fuels 114 24.30 4.40
Ozone 60 53.60 6.20
NOx 1 100.00 NA
SO2 1 100.00 0.50
CO 1 100.00 NA
VOC 1 100.00 NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 95 46.50 1.00
Sanitation 86 51.90 2.80
Drinking water 97 42.80 -0.40
Heavy Metals 26 77.90 4.00
Lead 26 77.90 4.00
Waste Management 90 31.70 2.90
Solid waste 109 22.40 NA
Recycling 131 12.20 0.40
Ocean Plastics 6 69.80 11.20
Climate Policy 66 46.00 -13.70
Climate Change 66 46.00 -13.70
CO2 growth rate 162 2.30 -27.40
CH4 growth rate 77 45.40 0.90
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 58 71.70 2.30
Black Carbon growth rate 54 97.50 18.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 15 87.00 -8.00
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 167 15.10 -4.70
GHG per capita 72 60.10 -9.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Mauritius 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Tonga 43.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Brazil 43.6
Jordan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
GDP per capita
Central African Republic 44.9
Tonga 43.8
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Mozambique 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Panama 50.5
Ukraine 49.6
Suriname 45.9
Tonga 43.8
Moldova 42.7
Comoros 42.5
Peru 39.8
Marshall Islands 36.2
Sri Lanka 34.7
Fiji 31.3
Government Effectiveness
North Macedonia 54.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Tonga 43.8
Jordan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Oman 30.7
Viet Nam 20.1
Regulatory Quality
Tonga 43.8
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Russia 37.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Poland 50.6
Israel 48.2
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Tonga 43.8
Argentina 41.1
South Africa 37.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Rule of Law
Romania 56
Hungary 55.1
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Poland 50.6
Tonga 43.8
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Control of Corruption
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Viet Nam 20.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Sweden 72.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Portugal 50.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Tonga 43.8
Bhutan 42.5
Uruguay 37.4
Asia-Pacific
Singapore 50.9
Kiribati 49
South Korea 46.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Tonga 43.8
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Small Island Developing States
Cuba 47.5
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mauritius 44.8
Tonga 43.8
Comoros 42.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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