Energy — Emissions (CO2) in Tonga
Tonga: Energy — Emissions (CO2) was 189 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 189 kt for energy — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Tonga peaked at 189 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11 kt, in 1961.
That places Tonga 214th out of 231 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11 kt | — |
| 1962 | 11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14.7 kt | +33.6% |
| 1968 | 14.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11 kt | -25.2% |
| 1970 | 25.7 kt | +133.6% |
| 1971 | 18.3 kt | -28.8% |
| 1972 | 22 kt | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 25.7 kt | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 22 kt | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 33 kt | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 29.3 kt | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 29.3 kt | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 36.7 kt | +25.3% |
| 1979 | 40.3 kt | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 40.3 kt | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 47.7 kt | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 44 kt | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 47.7 kt | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 47.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 47.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 55 kt | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 69.7 kt | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 69.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 84.3 kt | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 88 kt | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 69.7 kt | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 84.3 kt | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 91.7 kt | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 95.3 kt | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 77 kt | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 99 kt | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 88 kt | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 110 kt | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 95.3 kt | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 88 kt | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 103 kt | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 117 kt | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 110 kt | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 114 kt | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 128 kt | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 114 kt | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 121 kt | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 132 kt | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 117 kt | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 103 kt | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 106 kt | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 114 kt | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 114 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 117 kt | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 125 kt | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 136 kt | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 136 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 161 kt | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 183 kt | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 172 kt | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 180 kt | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 189 kt | +5.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 189 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,300 kt, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 189 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,100 kt, 1% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +133.6% | 11 kt | 25.7 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.82 kt | 11 kt | 14.7 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.23 kt | 18.3 kt | 40.3 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.72 kt | 40.3 kt | 69.7 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.73 kt | 69.7 kt | 110 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.23 kt | 88 kt | 132 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.9 kt | 103 kt | 161 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 181 kt | 172 kt | 189 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 211 Palau 220 kt compare
- 212 Central African Republic 219 kt compare
- 213 Vanuatu 208 kt compare
- 215 British Virgin Islands 166 kt compare
- 216 Dominica 162 kt compare
- 217 Marshall Islands 151 kt compare
- 217 Micronesia (Federated States of) 151 kt 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 energy — emissions in Tonga?
- Energy — emissions in Tonga was 189 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 189 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 kt in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for energy — emissions?
- Tonga ranks 214th out of 231 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf