Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga
Tonga: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
155th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1956
All-time low
1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga stood at 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga peaked at 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1949.
Tonga ranks 155th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1852 | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1853 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1854 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1856 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1861 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1862 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1863 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1864 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1912 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1919 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1926 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1942 | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1945 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1946 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1948 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.8% |
| 1951 | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.9% |
| 1952 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1953 | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +48.9% |
| 1956 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.5% |
| 1957 | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.2% |
| 1958 | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 1959 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 1961 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.3% |
| 1997 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 55% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +48.9% | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1950 | +41.8% | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1957 | -28.2% | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1996 | -28.3% | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 152 Sudan 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Lesotho 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Philippines 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Somalia 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Albania 2.4 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga was 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- How does Tonga rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Tonga ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.