Methane emissions, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Methane emissions, per capita was 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
90th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.4442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Tonga peaked at 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1960.
That places Tonga 90th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 87 Portugal 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Vanuatu 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 Belgium 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Guatemala 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 92 Hungary 0.9929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Zambia 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 methane emissions, per capita in Tonga?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Tonga was 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 90th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.