Fiji vs Tonga: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Fiji
2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
128th
Tonga rank
130th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Fiji
- Tonga
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Fiji ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 130th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Tonga in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.2073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.2402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.2742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.2633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1930s | 0.1914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1940s | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1950s | 0.708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0.9603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Fiji or Tonga?
- Fiji, at 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Fiji and Tonga?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Tonga rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Fiji ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 130th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.