Tonga vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Tonga
4.92 million tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
5.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Tonga rank
201st
Vanuatu rank
198th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 5.55 million tonnes against 4.92 million tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 624,560 tonnes.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 201st and Vanuatu ranks 198th of 215 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,018 tonnes | 236,786 tonnes | 89,768 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 329,760 tonnes | 747,822 tonnes | 418,062 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 733,166 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 605,659 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.46 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 539,708 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 302,280 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 3.60 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 271,137 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 4.63 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | 530,868 tonnes | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 5.55 million tonnes against 4.92 million tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 624,560 tonnes, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Tonga ranks 201st and Vanuatu ranks 198th 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.