Italy vs Tonga: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Italy
137.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Tonga
145.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Italy rank
59th
Tonga rank
56th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 145.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 137.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 59th and Tonga ranks 56th of 195 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 52.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 137.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 208.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 86.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 122.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 211.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 128.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 82.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 202.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 127.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 75.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 190.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 132.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 58.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 163.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 137.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 144.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 143.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.8632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Italy or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 145.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 137.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Italy and Tonga?
- 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tonga?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Tonga rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 59th and Tonga ranks 56th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.