Kiribati vs Tonga: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Kiribati
4.6%
in 2024
Tonga
4.6%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
34th
Tonga rank
33rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 34th and Tonga ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.0% | 1.0% | 19.0% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 20.1% | 6.4% | Tonga |
| 1980s | -0.9% | 6.1% | 7.0% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 5.7% | 2.4% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.5% | 4.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.9% | 1.7% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Kiribati and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 34th and Tonga ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.