Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tonga
Tonga: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tonga, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tonga is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tonga peaked at 0.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1969.
That places Tonga 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 197 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 200 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0% compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 202 Anguilla 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tonga?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tonga was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1969.
- How does Tonga rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Tonga ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.