Co2 land use per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Co2 land use per capita was 0.1498 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1498
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
92nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.41
in 1968
All-time low
-0.8903
in 1996
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Tonga, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Tonga stood at 0.1498.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Tonga peaked at 2.41 in 1968 and was at its lowest, -0.8903, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 92nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.16 | — |
| 1851 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 1.14 | -1.3% |
| 1853 | 1.13 | -1.0% |
| 1854 | 1.12 | -0.8% |
| 1855 | 1.11 | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.9876 | -9.6% |
| 1861 | 0.9176 | -7.1% |
| 1862 | 0.8634 | -5.9% |
| 1863 | 0.8189 | -5.1% |
| 1864 | 0.7824 | -4.5% |
| 1865 | 0.7498 | -4.2% |
| 1866 | 0.7212 | -3.8% |
| 1867 | 0.6965 | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 0.6738 | -3.3% |
| 1869 | 0.6532 | -3.1% |
| 1870 | 0.6326 | -3.1% |
| 1871 | 0.6159 | -2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.6012 | -2.4% |
| 1873 | 0.5865 | -2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.5737 | -2.2% |
| 1875 | 0.5629 | -1.9% |
| 1876 | 0.5521 | -1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.5433 | -1.6% |
| 1878 | 0.5362 | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 0.5274 | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.5187 | -1.7% |
| 1881 | 0.51 | -1.7% |
| 1882 | 0.5031 | -1.3% |
| 1883 | 0.4963 | -1.4% |
| 1884 | 0.4913 | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.4846 | -1.4% |
| 1886 | 0.4797 | -1.0% |
| 1887 | 0.4765 | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.4716 | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 0.4686 | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 0.4602 | -1.8% |
| 1891 | 0.4554 | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 0.4506 | -1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.4458 | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.4428 | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.4381 | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.4352 | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.4322 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.4293 | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.4253 | -0.9% |
| 1900 | 0.4237 | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.416 | -1.8% |
| 1902 | 0.4074 | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.3996 | -1.9% |
| 1904 | 0.3904 | -2.3% |
| 1905 | 0.3829 | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 0.3756 | -1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.3684 | -1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3613 | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.3548 | -1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.3013 | -15.1% |
| 1911 | 0.2699 | -10.4% |
| 1912 | 0.2452 | -9.1% |
| 1913 | 0.2257 | -8.0% |
| 1914 | 0.2093 | -7.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1946 | -7.0% |
| 1916 | 0.183 | -6.0% |
| 1917 | 0.1716 | -6.2% |
| 1918 | 0.1619 | -5.6% |
| 1919 | 0.1536 | -5.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1398 | -9.0% |
| 1921 | 0.1301 | -6.9% |
| 1922 | 0.1205 | -7.4% |
| 1923 | 0.1123 | -6.8% |
| 1924 | 0.1055 | -6.0% |
| 1925 | 0.099 | -6.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0938 | -5.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0888 | -5.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0839 | -5.5% |
| 1929 | 0.0803 | -4.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0709 | -11.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0652 | -8.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0597 | -8.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0554 | -7.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0513 | -7.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0473 | -7.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0444 | -6.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0416 | -6.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0389 | -6.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0372 | -4.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0305 | -18.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0259 | -15.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0224 | -13.5% |
| 1943 | 0.019 | -15.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0158 | -16.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0137 | -13.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0116 | -15.1% |
| 1947 | 0.0097 | -16.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0086 | -11.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0068 | -20.6% |
| 1950 | 0.9197 | +13371.8% |
| 1951 | 1.37 | +48.7% |
| 1952 | 1.57 | +15.0% |
| 1953 | 1.64 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 1.6 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.7561 | -52.7% |
| 1956 | 1.66 | +120.1% |
| 1957 | 1.75 | +5.4% |
| 1958 | 1.81 | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 1.95 | +7.9% |
| 1960 | 1.43 | -26.8% |
| 1961 | 1.87 | +31.1% |
| 1962 | 1.36 | -27.5% |
| 1963 | 1.19 | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 1.71 | +43.9% |
| 1965 | 1.96 | +15.0% |
| 1966 | 1.5 | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 1.23 | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 2.41 | +96.5% |
| 1969 | 1.3 | -46.2% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.934 | -15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7989 | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6889 | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5938 | -13.8% |
| 1975 | -0.0847 | -114.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1041 | -223.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1341 | +28.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1334 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7376 | +452.9% |
| 1980 | 0.465 | -37.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3629 | -22.0% |
| 1982 | -0.277 | -176.3% |
| 1983 | -0.0733 | -73.6% |
| 1984 | -0.0239 | -67.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0075 | -68.7% |
| 1986 | -0.0007 | -90.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 | -349.1% |
| 1988 | -0.493 | -26581.0% |
| 1989 | -0.2948 | -40.2% |
| 1990 | -0.2271 | -23.0% |
| 1991 | -0.1903 | -16.2% |
| 1992 | -0.1648 | -13.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1449 | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4575 | -415.7% |
| 1995 | 0.227 | -50.4% |
| 1996 | -0.8903 | -492.2% |
| 1997 | -0.4963 | -44.3% |
| 1998 | -0.3714 | -25.2% |
| 1999 | -0.6771 | +82.3% |
| 2000 | -0.4949 | -26.9% |
| 2001 | -0.4139 | -16.4% |
| 2002 | -0.3612 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | -0.3209 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2876 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1616 | -156.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0528 | -67.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 | -83.1% |
| 2008 | 0.56 | +6175.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | -46.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2077 | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7203 | +246.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4486 | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 0.919 | +104.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8965 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6512 | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5253 | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4388 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3716 | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3183 | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.271 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2327 | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2016 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1741 | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1498 | -13.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1498 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 55.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1498 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -26581.0% | 0.0019 | -0.493 |
| 1950 | +13371.8% | 0.0068 | 0.9197 |
| 2008 | +6175.1% | 0.0089 | 0.56 |
| 1996 | -492.2% | 0.227 | -0.8903 |
| 1979 | +452.9% | 0.1334 | 0.7376 |
| 1994 | +415.7% | -0.1449 | 0.4575 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7864 | 0.6532 | 0.9876 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5732 | 0.5274 | 0.6326 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.49 | 0.4686 | 0.5187 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4415 | 0.4253 | 0.4602 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.388 | 0.3548 | 0.4237 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2116 | 0.1536 | 0.3013 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1054 | 0.0803 | 0.1398 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0512 | 0.0372 | 0.0709 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0164 | 0.0068 | 0.0305 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 0.7561 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1.19 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5142 | -0.0847 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0341 | -0.493 | 0.465 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2478 | -0.8903 | 0.4575 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0795 | -0.4949 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5497 | 0.2077 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2058 | 0.1498 | 0.271 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Tonga?
- Co2 land use per capita in Tonga was 0.1498 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 1968.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8903 in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Tonga ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. 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 Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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