Palau vs Tonga: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Palau
30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tonga
24,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau rank
180th
Tonga rank
181st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Palau
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tonga, a difference of 5,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.

Palau ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 181st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Tonga Difference Ahead
1850s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 845.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 845.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1860s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 902.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 902.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1870s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1880s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1890s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1900s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1910s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1920s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1930s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1940s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1950s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1960s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1970s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1980s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1990s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
2000s 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
2010s 23,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Palau
2020s 28,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Palau or Tonga?
Palau, at 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Palau and Tonga?
5,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tonga?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Palau and Tonga rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Palau ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 181st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.