Dominica vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Dominica
2.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
3.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Dominica rank
164th
Tonga rank
162nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Dominica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.71 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Dominica, a difference of 1.37 million tonnes.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.6 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 164th and Tonga ranks 162nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 17 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 402,963 tonnes | 116,453 tonnes | 286,510 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1860s | 1.03 million tonnes | 299,016 tonnes | 728,406 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1870s | 1.33 million tonnes | 425,955 tonnes | 904,792 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1880s | 1.19 million tonnes | 531,071 tonnes | 661,380 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1890s | 1.14 million tonnes | 626,658 tonnes | 516,983 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1900s | 1.86 million tonnes | 716,873 tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1910s | 2.30 million tonnes | 789,057 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1920s | 2.32 million tonnes | 828,544 tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1930s | 3.16 million tonnes | 851,294 tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1940s | 4.34 million tonnes | 862,626 tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1950s | 4.19 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1960s | 5.14 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1970s | 5.54 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1980s | 5.30 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1990s | 5.04 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 2000s | 4.76 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 2010s | 3.43 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 72,920 tonnes | Dominica |
| 2020s | 2.53 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Dominica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.71 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Dominica and Tonga?
- 1.37 million tonnes, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Dominica ranks 164th and Tonga ranks 162nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.