Seychelles vs Tonga: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Seychelles
35,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tonga
24,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Seychelles rank
178th
Tonga rank
181st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 35,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tonga, a difference of 11,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.

Seychelles ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 181st of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Tonga Difference Ahead
1850s 339.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 845.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 506.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1860s 368.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 902.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 533.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1870s 420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 707.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1880s 487.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 987.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1890s 536.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 941.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1900s 593.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 976.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1910s 691.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1920s 855.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1930s 925.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1940s 1,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1950s 2,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1960s 2,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1970s 5,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1980s 9,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
1990s 14,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
2000s 21,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tonga
2010s 24,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Seychelles
2020s 33,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Seychelles or Tonga?
Seychelles, at 35,659 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 Seychelles and Tonga?
11,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Tonga?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Seychelles and Tonga rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Seychelles ranks 178th 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.