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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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 152 Sudan 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 153 Lesotho 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 154 Philippines 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 156 Burkina Faso 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 157 Somalia 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 158 Albania 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.