Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Tonga
Tonga: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Tonga, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Tonga stood at -0.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Tonga peaked at 2.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2016.
Tonga ranks 194th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Tonga, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.8% | — |
| 1962 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -15.0% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -40.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -66.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -29.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -34.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -37.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -49.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -74.7% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -144.4% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -533.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1304.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +61.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -27.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -31.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -34.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +696.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +78.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -38.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -37.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -164.7% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | +248.1% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | -0.5% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -70.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -225.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -51.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -711.9% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | +110.0% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | -0.4% | +3.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's -0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's -0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1304.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2021 | -711.9% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | +696.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1986 | +533.3% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | -248.1% | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | +225.6% | -0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Tonga?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Tonga was -0.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Tonga ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.