Qatar vs Tonga: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Qatar
22,570 tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
15,609 tonnes
in 2024
Qatar rank
116th
Tonga rank
117th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Qatar
- Tonga
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 22,570 tonnes against 15,609 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 6,961 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Qatar ranks 116th and Tonga ranks 117th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -73.28 tonnes | 21,042 tonnes | 21,116 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1860s | -197.86 tonnes | 15,143 tonnes | 15,341 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1870s | -304.11 tonnes | 11,358 tonnes | 11,663 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1880s | -351.74 tonnes | 9,988 tonnes | 10,340 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1890s | -366.4 tonnes | 9,255 tonnes | 9,622 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1900s | -399.38 tonnes | 8,838 tonnes | 9,237 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1910s | 1,674 tonnes | 5,437 tonnes | 3,763 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1920s | 3,906 tonnes | 3,041 tonnes | 864.7 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1930s | 6,412 tonnes | 1,718 tonnes | 4,694 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1940s | 8,647 tonnes | 670.51 tonnes | 7,977 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1950s | -289.46 tonnes | 86,210 tonnes | 86,500 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1960s | -12,692 tonnes | 119,648 tonnes | 132,340 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1970s | 8,215 tonnes | 45,807 tonnes | 37,593 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1980s | 36,992 tonnes | -3,440 tonnes | 40,432 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1990s | 34,097 tonnes | -25,010 tonnes | 59,108 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2000s | 19,031 tonnes | -7,911 tonnes | 26,941 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 36,534 tonnes | 58,569 tonnes | 22,035 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2020s | 18,239 tonnes | 21,640 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Qatar or Tonga?
- Qatar, at 22,570 tonnes against 15,609 tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Qatar and Tonga?
- 6,961 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Tonga rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Qatar ranks 116th and Tonga ranks 117th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.