Tonga vs Zambia: Per capita methane emissions
Tonga
1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga rank
91st
Zambia rank
94th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Tonga
- Zambia
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.9263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.9328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.9391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.8937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1930s | 0.6508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.5306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.4887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.6704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.9154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.9035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.9332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.9857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 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, Tonga or Zambia?
- Tonga, at 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Tonga and Zambia?
- 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Zambia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Tonga ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 94th 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.