Tonga vs Vanuatu: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Tonga
6,672 tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
8,621 tonnes
in 2024
Tonga rank
146th
Vanuatu rank
143rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 8,621 tonnes against 6,672 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 1,949 tonnes.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 146th and Vanuatu ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 523.43 tonnes | 523.43 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 2,931 tonnes | 1,832 tonnes | 1,099 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1980s | 2,931 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2,931 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4,030 tonnes | 1,832 tonnes | 2,198 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1,099 tonnes | 4,030 tonnes | 2,931 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 4,030 tonnes | 4,397 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | -1,735 tonnes | 6,440 tonnes | 8,175 tonnes | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 8,621 tonnes against 6,672 tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 1,949 tonnes, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Tonga ranks 146th and Vanuatu ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.