Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0018 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Tonga 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0018 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 kt per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0018 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0107 kt per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +61.9% | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +34.5% | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 162 Sweden 0.0024 kt per square kilometre compare
- 163 Jordan 0.0024 kt per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kiribati 0.0021 kt per square kilometre compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 168 Bahamas 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Tonga rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.