Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Tonga

Tonga: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) was 2.12 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.12 kt
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
196th
of 209 countries
All-time high
2.12 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.53 kt
in 2014
Years of data
15
2009–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Tonga, 2009–2023

00.511.522009201620232009: 1.7 kt2010: 1.5 kt2011: 1.5 kt2012: 1.6 kt2013: 1.6 kt2014: 1.5 kt2015: 1.6 kt2016: 1.8 kt2017: 1.9 kt2018: 1.8 kt2019: 1.9 kt2020: 1.9 kt2021: 2 kt2022: 2.1 kt2023: 2.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Tonga stood at 2.12 kt. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Tonga peaked at 2.12 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.53 kt, in 2014.

Tonga ranks 196th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Tonga, 2009 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2009 1.73 kt —
2010 1.54 kt -10.9%
2011 1.54 kt +0.3%
2012 1.57 kt +1.5%
2013 1.55 kt -0.9%
2014 1.53 kt -1.4%
2015 1.61 kt +5.4%
2016 1.75 kt +8.6%
2017 1.9 kt +8.1%
2018 1.79 kt -5.7%
2019 1.88 kt +5.3%
2020 1.91 kt +1.4%
2021 1.96 kt +2.6%
2022 2.06 kt +4.9%
2023 2.12 kt +3.1%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 2.12 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 262.5 kt, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 2.12 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.91 kt, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.73 kt 1.73 kt 1.73 kt 1
2010s 1.67 kt 1.53 kt 1.9 kt 10
2020s 2.01 kt 1.91 kt 2.12 kt 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 193 Marshall Islands 2.27 kt compare
  2. 194 Guinea-Bissau 2.27 kt compare
  3. 195 New Caledonia 2.15 kt compare
  4. 197 Comoros 2.04 kt compare
  5. 198 Burundi 1.81 kt compare
  6. 199 Solomon Islands 1.64 kt compare
  7. 199 Vanuatu 1.64 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Tonga?
Food retail — emissions in Tonga was 2.12 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 kt in 2014.
How does Tonga rank for food retail — emissions?
Tonga ranks 196th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.