Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Tonga
Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0 tonnes in 1989. ▬ Flat
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Tonga, 1970–1989
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0 tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 1989. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Tonga peaked at 0 tonnes in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1970.
That places Tonga 170th out of 179 countries with data for 1989, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 167 Gabon 7,954 tonnes compare
- 168 Burkina Faso 4,823 tonnes compare
- 170 Andorra 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Aruba 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Curacao 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Saint Helena 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Samoa 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Togo 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Uganda 0 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 103,742 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 21,948 (2025)
- Urban population 21.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.92 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Tonga?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Tonga was 0 tonnes in 1989, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1970.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 1989.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.