Tonga vs Vanuatu: Per capita methane emissions
Tonga
1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga rank
91st
Vanuatu rank
90th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0.9263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 0.9328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 0.9391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 0.8937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.6508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.5306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 0.4887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.6704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.9154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.9035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.9332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.9857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Tonga ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 90th 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 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.