Kyrgyzstan vs Tonga: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kyrgyzstan
2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
128th
Tonga rank
131st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tonga
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 14 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.2458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 0.6482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 0.6664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 0.5066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kyrgyzstan or Tonga?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2.17 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kyrgyzstan and Tonga?
- 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tonga rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 131st of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.