Food Transport — Emissions in Tonga

Tonga: Food Transport — Emissions was 10.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.1 kt
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
194th
of 213 countries
All-time high
12.03 kt
in 2019
All-time low
5.18 kt
in 2007
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Tonga, 1990–2023

02.557.51012.51990200620231990: 6.5 kt1991: 6.9 kt1992: 5.9 kt1993: 6.6 kt1994: 6.8 kt1995: 6.9 kt1996: 6.4 kt1997: 6.8 kt1998: 5.5 kt1999: 7 kt2000: 6.2 kt2001: 6.3 kt2002: 6.3 kt2003: 6 kt2004: 5.6 kt2005: 5.9 kt2006: 7.3 kt2007: 5.2 kt2008: 6.5 kt2009: 7.3 kt2010: 7.6 kt2011: 6.7 kt2012: 7 kt2013: 7.5 kt2014: 7.2 kt2015: 6.7 kt2016: 9.9 kt2017: 10.1 kt2018: 9 kt2019: 12 kt2020: 9.5 kt2021: 9.4 kt2022: 9.8 kt2023: 10.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Tonga is 10.1 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Tonga peaked at 12.03 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.18 kt, in 2007.

Tonga ranks 194th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Transport — Emissions in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Tonga, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6.54 kt —
1991 6.9 kt +5.6%
1992 5.91 kt -14.4%
1993 6.63 kt +12.1%
1994 6.83 kt +3.2%
1995 6.88 kt +0.7%
1996 6.36 kt -7.6%
1997 6.79 kt +6.8%
1998 5.5 kt -19.0%
1999 6.99 kt +26.9%
2000 6.25 kt -10.6%
2001 6.26 kt +0.2%
2002 6.33 kt +1.1%
2003 5.98 kt -5.5%
2004 5.57 kt -6.9%
2005 5.88 kt +5.5%
2006 7.28 kt +23.9%
2007 5.18 kt -28.8%
2008 6.5 kt +25.3%
2009 7.3 kt +12.4%
2010 7.62 kt +4.3%
2011 6.71 kt -11.9%
2012 7 kt +4.4%
2013 7.48 kt +6.8%
2014 7.19 kt -3.8%
2015 6.69 kt -7.0%
2016 9.9 kt +48.0%
2017 10.13 kt +2.3%
2018 8.96 kt -11.6%
2019 12.03 kt +34.3%
2020 9.47 kt -21.3%
2021 9.4 kt -0.7%
2022 9.8 kt +4.2%
2023 10.1 kt +3.1%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 10.1 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634.96 kt, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 10.1 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 127 kt, 8% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.53 kt 5.5 kt 6.99 kt 10
2000s 6.25 kt 5.18 kt 7.3 kt 10
2010s 8.37 kt 6.69 kt 12.03 kt 10
2020s 9.69 kt 9.4 kt 10.1 kt 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.16 kt compare
  2. 192 Guinea-Bissau 10.75 kt compare
  3. 193 Mayotte 10.53 kt compare
  4. 195 Marshall Islands 9.94 kt compare
  5. 196 Gambia 8.78 kt compare
  6. 197 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.69 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Tonga?
Food transport — emissions in Tonga was 10.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 12.03 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 5.18 kt in 2007.
How does Tonga rank for food transport — emissions?
Tonga ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.