Singapore vs Tonga: Per capita methane emissions
Singapore
0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
93rd
Tonga rank
91st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Singapore
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Singapore ranks 93rd and Tonga ranks 91st of 199 regions.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1930s | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1940s | 0.2759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1950s | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1960s | 0.3183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.3849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.4118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.6466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.8092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Singapore or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Singapore and Tonga?
- 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Tonga rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Singapore ranks 93rd and Tonga ranks 91st of 199 regions.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.