Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was -14.29 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-14.29 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
161st
of 188 countries
All-time high
454.8 % change on previous year
in 1979
All-time low
-492.43 % change on previous year
in 1996
Years of data
171
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga is -14.29 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 398.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga peaked at 454.8 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -492.43 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Tonga 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -1.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 1853 | -0.6898 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1854 | -0.5207 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1855 | -0.3491 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1856 | -0.1749 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1857 | -0.351 % change on previous year | +100.6% |
| 1858 | -0.1759 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1859 | -0.1767 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1860 | -9.36 % change on previous year | +5200.7% |
| 1861 | -6.82 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1862 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1863 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1864 | -4.2 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1865 | -3.89 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1866 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1867 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1868 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1869 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1870 | -2.87 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1871 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1872 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1873 | -2.17 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1874 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1875 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1876 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1877 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 1878 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1879 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1880 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1881 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1882 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1883 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1884 | -0.7275 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1885 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 1886 | -0.7407 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1887 | -0.3731 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1888 | -0.7491 % change on previous year | +100.7% |
| 1889 | -0.3774 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1890 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +301.5% |
| 1891 | -0.7692 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 1892 | -0.7752 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1893 | -0.7812 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1894 | -0.3937 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1895 | -0.7905 % change on previous year | +100.8% |
| 1896 | -0.3984 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1897 | -0.4 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1898 | -0.4016 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1899 | -0.4032 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.4049 % change on previous year | -200.4% |
| 1901 | -0.8065 % change on previous year | -299.2% |
| 1902 | -0.813 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1903 | -0.4098 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1904 | -0.823 % change on previous year | +100.8% |
| 1905 | -0.4149 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1906 | -0.4167 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1907 | -0.4184 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1908 | -0.4202 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1909 | -0.4219 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1910 | -13.98 % change on previous year | +3214.0% |
| 1911 | -9.36 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1912 | -8.15 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1913 | -7.1 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1914 | -6.37 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1915 | -6.12 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1916 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1917 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1918 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1919 | -4.24 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1920 | -7.96 % change on previous year | +88.0% |
| 1921 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1922 | -6.12 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1923 | -5.43 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1924 | -4.6 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1925 | -4.82 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1926 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1927 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1928 | -4.11 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1929 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1930 | -10.29 % change on previous year | +260.3% |
| 1931 | -6.56 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1932 | -7.02 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1933 | -5.66 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1934 | -6 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1935 | -6.38 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1936 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1937 | -4.76 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1938 | -5 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1939 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1940 | -16.22 % change on previous year | +516.2% |
| 1941 | -12.9 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1942 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1943 | -12.5 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1944 | -14.29 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1945 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1946 | -12.5 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1947 | -14.29 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1948 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 1949 | -18.18 % change on previous year | +118.2% |
| 1951 | 52.53 % change on previous year | -388.9% |
| 1952 | 18.14 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 1953 | 7.08 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1954 | 0.7482 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 1955 | -51.24 % change on previous year | -6947.9% |
| 1956 | 127.16 % change on previous year | -348.2% |
| 1957 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1958 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1959 | 10.97 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 1960 | -24.78 % change on previous year | -326.0% |
| 1961 | 34.85 % change on previous year | -240.6% |
| 1962 | -25.44 % change on previous year | -173.0% |
| 1963 | -10.25 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1964 | 47.9 % change on previous year | -567.1% |
| 1965 | 18.15 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 1966 | -21.26 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 1967 | -16.55 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1968 | 100.26 % change on previous year | -705.9% |
| 1969 | -45.19 % change on previous year | -145.1% |
| 1970 | -13.46 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1971 | -13.75 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1972 | -13.01 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1973 | -12.34 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1974 | -11.98 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1975 | -114.63 % change on previous year | +857.1% |
| 1976 | 226.05 % change on previous year | -297.2% |
| 1977 | 30.63 % change on previous year | -86.5% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 454.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | -36.81 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1981 | -21.84 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1982 | -176.39 % change on previous year | +707.8% |
| 1983 | 73.55 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 1984 | 67.35 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 68.75 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 90 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 1987 | 350 % change on previous year | +288.9% |
| 1989 | 39.94 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1990 | 22.75 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1991 | 16.02 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 13.29 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 12 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 415.91 % change on previous year | +3365.9% |
| 1995 | -50.36 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1996 | -492.43 % change on previous year | +877.8% |
| 1997 | 44.03 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 1998 | 24.63 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1999 | -83.46 % change on previous year | -438.8% |
| 2000 | 26.46 % change on previous year | -131.7% |
| 2001 | 15.86 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 12.25 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 9.84 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 156.49 % change on previous year | +1490.9% |
| 2006 | -67.17 % change on previous year | -142.9% |
| 2007 | -83.01 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 2009 | -46.33 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 2010 | -30.64 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 2011 | 247.29 % change on previous year | -907.1% |
| 2012 | -37.78 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 2013 | 104.1 % change on previous year | -375.6% |
| 2014 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2015 | -27.71 % change on previous year | +866.7% |
| 2016 | -19.78 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2017 | -16.59 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2018 | -15.13 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2019 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2020 | -14.81 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2021 | -14.32 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2022 | -13.73 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2023 | -14.01 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2024 | -14.29 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's -14.29 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.11 % change on previous year, 12.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | -6947.9% | 0.7482 % change on previous year | -51.24 % change on previous year |
| 1860 | -5200.7% | -0.1767 % change on previous year | -9.36 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +3365.9% | 12 % change on previous year | 415.91 % change on previous year |
| 1910 | -3214.0% | -0.4219 % change on previous year | -13.98 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1490.9% | 9.84 % change on previous year | 156.49 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +907.1% | -30.64 % change on previous year | 247.29 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.3847 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -4.73 % change on previous year | -9.36 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.84 % change on previous year | -2.87 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.9001 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year | -0.3731 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.6628 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | -0.3937 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.454 % change on previous year | -0.823 % change on previous year | 0.4049 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -7.06 % change on previous year | -13.98 % change on previous year | -4.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -4.94 % change on previous year | -7.96 % change on previous year | -2.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -5.89 % change on previous year | -10.29 % change on previous year | -2.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -13.14 % change on previous year | -18.18 % change on previous year | -8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 20 % change on previous year | -51.24 % change on previous year | 127.16 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 5.77 % change on previous year | -45.19 % change on previous year | 100.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.23 % change on previous year | -114.63 % change on previous year | 454.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.5 % change on previous year | -176.39 % change on previous year | 350 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -7.76 % change on previous year | -492.43 % change on previous year | 415.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.89 % change on previous year | -83.01 % change on previous year | 156.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.66 % change on previous year | -37.78 % change on previous year | 247.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.23 % change on previous year | -14.81 % change on previous year | -13.73 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 158 New Zealand -10.87 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Sweden -12.14 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Indonesia -13.21 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Nepal -15 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Samoa -16.8 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Bhutan -17.03 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga was -14.29 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 454.8 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -492.43 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Tonga ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 398.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.