Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita was 1.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.01 t CO2eq/cap for agrifood systems — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Tonga peaked at 1.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.85 t CO2eq/cap, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.897 t CO2eq/cap | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.873 t CO2eq/cap | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.945 t CO2eq/cap | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More climate change data for Tonga
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 138.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 110.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Tonga?
- Agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Tonga was 1.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
- Tonga ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.