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Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Tonga

Tonga: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 1.91 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.91
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
130th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.94
in 2019
All-time low
0.2261
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Tonga, 1850–2024

00.511.52185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Tonga stood at 1.91.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Tonga peaked at 1.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2261, in 1949.

That places Tonga 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Tonga, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3914 —
1851 0.3928 +0.4%
1852 0.3941 +0.3%
1853 0.3952 +0.3%
1854 0.3964 +0.3%
1855 0.3975 +0.3%
1856 0.3986 +0.3%
1857 0.3997 +0.3%
1858 0.4008 +0.3%
1859 0.4019 +0.3%
1860 0.403 +0.3%
1861 0.4033 +0.1%
1862 0.4036 +0.1%
1863 0.404 +0.1%
1864 0.4043 +0.1%
1865 0.4046 +0.1%
1866 0.4049 +0.1%
1867 0.4052 +0.1%
1868 0.4055 +0.1%
1869 0.4058 +0.1%
1870 0.4061 +0.1%
1871 0.4065 +0.1%
1872 0.407 +0.1%
1873 0.4075 +0.1%
1874 0.408 +0.1%
1875 0.4086 +0.1%
1876 0.4092 +0.1%
1877 0.4097 +0.1%
1878 0.4102 +0.1%
1879 0.4107 +0.1%
1880 0.4111 +0.1%
1881 0.4114 +0.1%
1882 0.4118 +0.1%
1883 0.4123 +0.1%
1884 0.4127 +0.1%
1885 0.4132 +0.1%
1886 0.4136 +0.1%
1887 0.4141 +0.1%
1888 0.4145 +0.1%
1889 0.415 +0.1%
1890 0.4155 +0.1%
1891 0.4158 +0.1%
1892 0.4161 +0.1%
1893 0.4164 +0.1%
1894 0.4167 +0.1%
1895 0.417 +0.1%
1896 0.4173 +0.1%
1897 0.4176 +0.1%
1898 0.418 +0.1%
1899 0.4172 -0.2%
1900 0.4155 -0.4%
1901 0.4127 -0.7%
1902 0.409 -0.9%
1903 0.4044 -1.1%
1904 0.3999 -1.1%
1905 0.3954 -1.1%
1906 0.391 -1.1%
1907 0.3865 -1.1%
1908 0.3822 -1.1%
1909 0.3783 -1.0%
1910 0.3749 -0.9%
1911 0.3715 -0.9%
1912 0.3686 -0.8%
1913 0.366 -0.7%
1914 0.3635 -0.7%
1915 0.3611 -0.7%
1916 0.3586 -0.7%
1917 0.3561 -0.7%
1918 0.3541 -0.6%
1919 0.3516 -0.7%
1920 0.3487 -0.8%
1921 0.3454 -1.0%
1922 0.3416 -1.1%
1923 0.3374 -1.2%
1924 0.3333 -1.2%
1925 0.3292 -1.2%
1926 0.3251 -1.2%
1927 0.3212 -1.2%
1928 0.3173 -1.2%
1929 0.3133 -1.3%
1930 0.3093 -1.3%
1931 0.3054 -1.3%
1932 0.3015 -1.3%
1933 0.2977 -1.3%
1934 0.294 -1.3%
1935 0.2903 -1.2%
1936 0.2867 -1.2%
1937 0.2832 -1.2%
1938 0.2797 -1.2%
1939 0.2755 -1.5%
1940 0.2705 -1.8%
1941 0.2666 -1.5%
1942 0.2621 -1.7%
1943 0.2571 -1.9%
1944 0.2523 -1.9%
1945 0.247 -2.1%
1946 0.2418 -2.1%
1947 0.2366 -2.2%
1948 0.2314 -2.2%
1949 0.2261 -2.3%
1950 0.3713 +64.2%
1951 0.3718 +0.1%
1952 0.3705 -0.3%
1953 0.3675 -0.8%
1954 0.363 -1.2%
1955 0.3572 -1.6%
1956 0.3508 -1.8%
1957 0.3451 -1.6%
1958 0.3405 -1.3%
1959 0.3367 -1.1%
1960 0.3902 +15.9%
1961 0.3876 -0.7%
1962 0.3865 -0.3%
1963 0.3862 -0.1%
1964 0.3859 -0.1%
1965 0.385 -0.2%
1966 0.3835 -0.4%
1967 0.4291 +11.9%
1968 0.4282 -0.2%
1969 0.3819 -10.8%
1970 0.5444 +42.6%
1971 0.4704 -13.6%
1972 0.5126 +9.0%
1973 0.553 +7.9%
1974 0.5087 -8.0%
1975 0.6221 +22.3%
1976 0.5765 -7.3%
1977 0.5775 +0.2%
1978 0.6592 +14.1%
1979 0.7034 +6.7%
1980 0.71 +0.9%
1981 0.7914 +11.5%
1982 0.7571 -4.3%
1983 0.7976 +5.4%
1984 0.7999 +0.3%
1985 0.8042 +0.5%
1986 0.8029 -0.2%
1987 0.886 +10.3%
1988 1.04 +16.9%
1989 1.04 +0.1%
1990 1.16 +11.7%
1991 1.23 +6.6%
1992 1.09 -11.7%
1993 1.2 +10.2%
1994 1.25 +4.3%
1995 1.32 +5.3%
1996 1.14 -13.4%
1997 1.33 +16.0%
1998 1.28 -3.0%
1999 1.46 +13.5%
2000 1.32 -9.3%
2001 1.25 -5.8%
2002 1.28 +2.8%
2003 1.49 +16.5%
2004 1.44 -3.0%
2005 1.44 -0.3%
2006 1.58 +9.3%
2007 1.43 -9.3%
2008 1.36 -4.6%
2009 1.5 +10.0%
2010 1.46 -2.3%
2011 1.36 -7.1%
2012 1.36 +0.3%
2013 1.4 +2.8%
2014 1.38 -1.7%
2015 1.39 +0.7%
2016 1.71 +23.5%
2017 1.76 +2.8%
2018 1.65 -6.2%
2019 1.94 +17.3%
2020 1.73 -10.6%
2021 1.74 +0.5%
2022 1.82 +4.8%
2023 1.83 +0.2%
2024 1.91 +4.2%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 1.91 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.96, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 1.91 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.61, 53% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use 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.

YearChange FromTo
1950 +64.2% 0.2261 0.3713
1970 +42.6% 0.3819 0.5444

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3969 0.3914 0.4019 10
1860s 0.4044 0.403 0.4058 10
1870s 0.4084 0.4061 0.4107 10
1880s 0.413 0.4111 0.415 10
1890s 0.4168 0.4155 0.418 10
1900s 0.3975 0.3783 0.4155 10
1910s 0.3626 0.3516 0.3749 10
1920s 0.3312 0.3133 0.3487 10
1930s 0.2923 0.2755 0.3093 10
1940s 0.2492 0.2261 0.2705 10
1950s 0.3575 0.3367 0.3718 10
1960s 0.3944 0.3819 0.4291 10
1970s 0.5728 0.4704 0.7034 10
1980s 0.8422 0.71 1.04 10
1990s 1.25 1.09 1.46 10
2000s 1.41 1.25 1.58 10
2010s 1.54 1.36 1.94 10
2020s 1.81 1.73 1.91 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 127 Kyrgyzstan 2.17 compare
  2. 128 Fiji 2.15 compare
  3. 129 Albania 1.98 compare
  4. 131 Philippines 1.79 compare
  5. 132 Guatemala 1.75 compare
  6. 133 Namibia 1.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Tonga?
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Tonga was 1.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 in 2019.
What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2261 in 1949.
How does Tonga rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
Tonga ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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