Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate was 2.21 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1951–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2.21 % change on previous year for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga peaked at 145.26 % change on previous year in 1951 and was at its lowest, -0.3106 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Tonga 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 145.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 68.95 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
| 1953 | 43.46 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 1954 | 30.5 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1955 | 12.31 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1956 | 22.88 % change on previous year | +85.9% |
| 1957 | 20.11 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1958 | 17.69 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1959 | 16.58 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1960 | 11.28 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1961 | 13.3 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 1962 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1963 | 7.49 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 9.93 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1965 | 10.54 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1967 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1968 | 10.98 % change on previous year | +76.2% |
| 1969 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 1970 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1972 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9225 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 1976 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 1977 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +122.4% |
| 1980 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1981 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5326 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1983 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +139.2% |
| 1984 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6105 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 1989 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +92.4% |
| 1990 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +42.2% |
| 1991 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
| 1995 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1996 | -0.3106 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 1997 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -467.9% |
| 1998 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 1 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +53.8% |
| 2006 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
| 2009 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.21 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.21 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.52 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.21 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.96 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +467.9% | -0.3106 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.97 % change on previous year | 12.31 % change on previous year | 145.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 9.19 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | 13.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.9225 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.5326 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 % change on previous year | -0.3106 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 63 Georgia 2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Dominica 2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Tunisia 2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Pakistan 2.14 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Papua New Guinea 2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 2.07 % change on previous year 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Tonga was 2.21 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 145.26 % change on previous year in 1951.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3106 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Tonga ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.