Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga
Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 7.77 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7.77 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga peaked at 7.77 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53,018 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Tonga 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 457,842 tonnes | 53,018 tonnes | 935,383 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.70 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.85 million tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | 4.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes | 5.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.10 million tonnes | 5.26 million tonnes | 6.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 180 Palau 11.40 million tonnes compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.37 million tonnes compare
- 184 Grenada 6.12 million tonnes compare
- 185 Nauru 5.07 million tonnes compare
- 186 Micronesia (country) 4.86 million 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 including land-use change in Tonga?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga was 7.77 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,018 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Tonga rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.