Per capita methane emissions in Tonga
Tonga: Per capita methane emissions was 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
91st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Tonga recorded 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Tonga peaked at 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1959.
Tonga ranks 91st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 88 Belgium 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 Finland 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Vanuatu 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 92 Guatemala 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Singapore 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Zambia 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 103,742 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 21,948 (2025)
- Urban population 21.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.92 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Tonga?
- Per capita methane emissions in Tonga was 1 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 methane emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- How does Tonga rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Tonga ranks 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.