Ethiopia vs Tonga: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Ethiopia
1.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
139th
Tonga rank
140th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Ethiopia
- Tonga
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.76 tonnes per person against 1.61 tonnes per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 140th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.83 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 4.19 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 4.9 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 0.8197 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.1122 tonnes per person | 0.4913 tonnes per person | 0.3791 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | -0.6731 tonnes per person | 0.6307 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per person | 0.9641 tonnes per person | 0.7185 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 0.3336 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Ethiopia or Tonga?
- Ethiopia, at 1.76 tonnes per person against 1.61 tonnes per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Ethiopia and Tonga?
- 0.15 tonnes per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tonga rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 140th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.