Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Tonga
Tonga: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
196th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Tonga, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Tonga is 0 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Tonga peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Tonga ranks 196th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Tonga, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +100.7% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.5% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +33.8% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.4% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.4% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.1% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.7% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +12.9% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.5% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.2% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 °C, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 °C, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +100.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +33.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 °C compare
- 194 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 °C compare
- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 0 °C compare
- 197 Dominica 0 °C compare
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 °C compare
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 °C 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Tonga?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Tonga was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Tonga rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Tonga ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.