Fiji vs Tonga: CO₂ emissions per capita
Fiji
1.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.46 tonnes per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
142nd
Tonga rank
145th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Fiji
- Tonga
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.56 tonnes per person against 1.46 tonnes per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 145th of 213 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4713 tonnes per person | 0.1302 tonnes per person | 0.341 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0.6599 tonnes per person | 0.1568 tonnes per person | 0.5031 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.3055 tonnes per person | 0.7975 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.9727 tonnes per person | 0.5253 tonnes per person | 0.4474 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.93 tonnes per person | 0.8784 tonnes per person | 0.0516 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0632 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.192 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.0713 tonnes per person | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Fiji or Tonga?
- Fiji, at 1.56 tonnes per person against 1.46 tonnes per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Fiji and Tonga?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Tonga rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Fiji ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 145th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.