emissions of air pollutants in Tonga
Tonga: emissions of air pollutants was 2,435 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
2,435 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
200th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,679 tonnes
in 2011
All-time low
346.84 tonnes
in 1965
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Tonga, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Tonga stood at 2,435 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Tonga peaked at 2,679 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 346.84 tonnes, in 1965.
Tonga ranks 200th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 404.12 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 406.21 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 408.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 410.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 412.47 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 414.56 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 416.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 418.73 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 420.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 422.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 424.98 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 427.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 429.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 431.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 433.74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 435.92 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 438.11 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 440.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 442.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 444.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 446.85 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 449.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 451.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 453.72 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 456.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 458.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 460.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 462.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 465.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 467.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 469.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 472.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 474.54 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 476.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 479.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 481.74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 484.13 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 486.53 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 488.92 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 491.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 493.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 496.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 498.72 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 501.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 503.74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 506.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 508.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 511.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 513.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 516.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 518.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 521.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 524 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 526.62 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 529.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 531.85 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 534.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 537.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 539.69 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 542.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 544.91 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 547.8 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 550.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 553.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 556.47 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 559.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 562.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 565.13 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 568.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 570.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 573.77 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 576.79 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 579.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 582.83 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 585.85 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 588.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 591.87 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 594.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 597.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 600.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 603.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 607.06 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 610.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 613.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 616.5 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 619.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 622.78 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 625.91 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 629.05 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 632.18 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 635.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 638.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 641.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 645.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 648.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 651.67 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 654.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 658.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 661.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 664.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 667.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 691.29 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1852 | 715.44 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1853 | 740.43 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1854 | 766.3 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1855 | 793.08 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1856 | 820.8 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1857 | 849.49 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1858 | 879.19 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1859 | 909.93 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1860 | 941.74 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1861 | 967.1 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1862 | 993.25 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1863 | 1,020 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1864 | 1,048 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1865 | 1,077 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1866 | 1,106 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1867 | 1,137 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1868 | 1,168 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1869 | 1,201 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1870 | 1,234 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1871 | 1,267 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1872 | 1,301 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 1,336 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 1,372 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 1,409 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1876 | 1,447 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1877 | 1,486 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 1,527 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 1,569 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1880 | 1,612 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1881 | 1,586 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1882 | 1,648 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1883 | 1,712 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 1,778 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1885 | 1,847 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1886 | 1,920 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1887 | 1,995 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1888 | 2,073 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1889 | 2,155 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1890 | 2,240 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1891 | 2,241 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 2,242 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 2,244 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 2,245 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 2,247 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 2,258 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 2,269 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 2,281 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 2,292 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 2,304 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 2,299 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 2,341 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 2,382 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 2,424 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 2,465 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 2,506 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 2,547 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 2,588 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 2,628 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 2,669 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 2,655 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 2,642 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 2,630 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 2,619 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 2,608 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 2,598 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 2,588 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 2,579 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 2,570 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 2,562 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1921 | 2,544 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 2,497 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1923 | 2,466 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 2,436 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 2,408 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 2,347 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 2,321 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 2,295 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 2,240 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 2,217 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 2,217 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 2,171 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 2,135 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1934 | 2,100 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 2,066 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 2,034 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1937 | 2,003 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 1,973 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 1,943 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 1,915 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 1,874 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1942 | 1,830 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1943 | 1,789 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 1,748 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1945 | 1,688 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1946 | 1,650 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 1,532 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1948 | 1,418 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1949 | 1,308 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1950 | 1,365 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1951 | 1,341 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 1,296 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 1,234 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 1,161 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1955 | 1,080 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1956 | 995.66 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1957 | 911.21 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1958 | 827.29 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1959 | 744.58 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1960 | 721.57 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 638.97 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1962 | 567.16 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 495.12 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 421.84 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 346.84 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 364.67 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 433.46 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1968 | 452.07 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 422.39 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 626.14 tonnes | +48.2% |
| 1971 | 557.85 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 629.5 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 642.95 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 617.2 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 780.14 tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1976 | 755.44 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 807.28 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 952.67 tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 1,021 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 1,027 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,114 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 1,129 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1,169 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1,289 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 1,102 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 1,129 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,261 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 1,443 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 1,498 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1,801 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 1,992 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 1,817 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1,958 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 2,142 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 2,165 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,277 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 2,308 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,338 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,306 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2,150 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 2,156 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,208 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,386 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 2,310 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,404 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2,439 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2,307 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,481 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 2,600 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2,503 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,679 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2,547 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2,453 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2,442 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,559 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2,461 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,447 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,494 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,493 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,448 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,457 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,435 tonnes | -0.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,435 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,757 tonnes, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,435 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 179,591 tonnes, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +48.2% | 422.39 tonnes | 626.14 tonnes |
| 1975 | +26.4% | 617.2 tonnes | 780.14 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 413.51 tonnes | 404.12 tonnes | 422.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 434.83 tonnes | 424.98 tonnes | 444.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 457.16 tonnes | 446.85 tonnes | 467.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 480.53 tonnes | 469.75 tonnes | 491.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 504.99 tonnes | 493.71 tonnes | 516.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 530.54 tonnes | 518.76 tonnes | 542.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 557.91 tonnes | 544.91 tonnes | 570.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 587.35 tonnes | 573.77 tonnes | 600.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 618.06 tonnes | 603.9 tonnes | 632.18 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 650.03 tonnes | 635.31 tonnes | 664.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 783.39 tonnes | 667.97 tonnes | 909.93 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,066 tonnes | 941.74 tonnes | 1,201 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,395 tonnes | 1,234 tonnes | 1,569 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,832 tonnes | 1,586 tonnes | 2,155 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,256 tonnes | 2,240 tonnes | 2,292 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,448 tonnes | 2,299 tonnes | 2,628 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,616 tonnes | 2,570 tonnes | 2,669 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,412 tonnes | 2,240 tonnes | 2,562 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,086 tonnes | 1,943 tonnes | 2,217 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,675 tonnes | 1,308 tonnes | 1,915 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,096 tonnes | 744.58 tonnes | 1,365 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 486.41 tonnes | 346.84 tonnes | 721.57 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 739.03 tonnes | 557.85 tonnes | 1,021 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,216 tonnes | 1,027 tonnes | 1,498 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,110 tonnes | 1,801 tonnes | 2,338 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,344 tonnes | 2,150 tonnes | 2,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,508 tonnes | 2,442 tonnes | 2,679 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,447 tonnes | 2,435 tonnes | 2,457 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 197 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,521 tonnes compare
- 198 United States Virgin Islands 3,262 tonnes compare
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,836 tonnes compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 2,235 tonnes compare
- 202 Western Sahara 2,044 tonnes compare
- 203 British Virgin Islands 1,964 tonnes 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 emissions of air pollutants in Tonga?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Tonga was 2,435 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,679 tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.84 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Tonga rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Tonga ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.