emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0232 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.0232 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0249 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 tonnes per person, in 1965.
That places Tonga 162nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +45.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0232 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 71% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0232 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0231 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.0229 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 tonnes per person | 0.0232 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tonga?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tonga was 0.0232 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0249 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does Tonga rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 162nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.