Nauru vs Tonga: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Nauru
4.6%
in 2024
Tonga
4.6%
in 2024
Nauru rank
35th
Tonga rank
33rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Nauru
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.1% | 1.7% | 17.4% | Nauru |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 20.1% | 13.9% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 6.1% | 2.4% | Tonga |
| 1990s | -5.1% | 5.7% | 10.8% | Tonga |
| 2000s | -7.4% | 1.5% | 9.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -0.9% | 4.6% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Nauru or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Nauru and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tonga?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Tonga rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Nauru ranks 35th 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.