Somalia vs Tonga: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Somalia
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
157th
Tonga rank
155th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Somalia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Somalia ranks 157th and Tonga ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 16 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1870s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1880s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Somalia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Somalia and Tonga?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Tonga rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Somalia ranks 157th and Tonga ranks 155th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.