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