Namibia vs Tonga: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Namibia
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
130th
Tonga rank
127th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Namibia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Namibia ranks 130th and Tonga ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.2026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.2213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0.2097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1930s | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1940s | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1950s | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1960s | 0.1789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0591 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, excluding land use and forestry, Namibia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Namibia and Tonga?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Tonga rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Namibia ranks 130th and Tonga ranks 127th of 194 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.