Dominica vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Dominica
5.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
4.92 million tonnes
in 2024
Dominica rank
199th
Tonga rank
201st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Dominica
- Tonga
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 5.49 million tonnes against 4.92 million tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 571,920 tonnes.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Tonga ahead.
Dominica ranks 199th and Tonga ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23,205 tonnes | 43,968 tonnes | 20,763 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1960s | 122,378 tonnes | 135,568 tonnes | 13,190 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1970s | 348,813 tonnes | 329,760 tonnes | 19,053 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1980s | 706,786 tonnes | 733,166 tonnes | 26,381 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1990s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 164,146 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2000s | 2.32 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 137,400 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2010s | 3.93 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | 322,433 tonnes | Dominica |
| 2020s | 5.16 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 534,342 tonnes | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Dominica or Tonga?
- Dominica, at 5.49 million tonnes against 4.92 million tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Dominica and Tonga?
- 571,920 tonnes, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Dominica ranks 199th and Tonga ranks 201st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.