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